as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of delegitimize
Expecting a transitional administration to deploy coercion risks delegitimizing it.
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Javier Corrales, Time, 2 Dec. 2025
Trump’s sinister achievement is to delegitimize the old intellectual and political establishment while at the same time cementing the racial hierarchies and regimes of repression that this elite exploited during the war on terror.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Javier Corrales, Time, 2 Dec. 2025
Trump’s sinister achievement is to delegitimize the old intellectual and political establishment while at the same time cementing the racial hierarchies and regimes of repression that this elite exploited during the war on terror.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimize
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Ismay’s bill would allow a court to invalidate a petition if its circulators were found to have been paid.—
John Hult,
States Newsroom,
28 Jan. 2026
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Osceola County had sued Orange County to invalidate the measure but lost.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Stewart nullified the size disadvantage with his speed and relentless style.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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But destroying that doesn't nullify the chip, only the personality.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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