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delegitimize
delegitimize v.
Brit. 
/ˌdiːlᵻˈdʒɪtᵻmʌɪz/
, /ˌdiːlᵻˈdʒɪtᵻmʌɪz/U.S. /ˌdiləˈdʒɪdəˌmaɪz/
/ˌdiləˈdʒɪdəˌmaɪz/ΘΚΠ
society > law > rule of law > illegality > render illegal [verb (transitive)]
illegalize1818
delegitimize1969
1969 C. Davidson in A. Cockburn & R. Blackburn Student Power 349 People will not move against institutions of power until the legitimizing authority has been stripped away... And we should be forewarned; it is a tricky job and often can backfire, de-legitimizing us.
1984 Listener 2 Feb. 9/3 Terrorism is something of a catch-all category in official thinking, used to de-legitimise a variety of enemies.
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- the tother day, etc
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- the tour
- the tower
- the town and field of
- the townward
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- the tracts
- the trade of noverint
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