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発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/

動詞

delegitimate (三人称単数 現在形 delegitimates, 現在分詞 delegitimating, 過去形および過去分詞形 delegitimated)

1. (transitive) To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize.
   • 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin 2017, p. 7:

     Equally, the arguments delegitimate rival claims both from insiders […] and from outsiders seeking hegemony over the ‘national’ territory.

同意語

• delegitimize