delegitimate
verbUK /ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/
Etymology From de- + legitimate.
1
To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize.
- Equally, the arguments delegitimate rival claims both from insiders […] and from outsiders seeking hegemony over the ‘national’ territory.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 7:
- Synonyms
- delegitimize