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It is an abuse of power, when you are President of the United States, to use the White House to single out a single news organization, and castigate them and try to delegitimize them.
Monica Crowley

Meaning of "delegitimize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DELEGITIMIZE

delegitimize  [ˌdiːlɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELEGITIMIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Delegitimize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb delegitimize in English.

WHAT DOES DELEGITIMIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Delegitimisation

Delegitimisation is the sociopsychological process which undermines or marginalises an entity by presenting value judgments as facts which are construed to devalue legitimacy. It is a self-justifying mechanism, with the ultimate goal of justifying harm of an outgroup. The concept applies to a wide spectrum of social contexts ranging from disputes about political entities to chronic illnesses.

Definition of delegitimize in the English dictionary

The definition of delegitimize in the dictionary is to make invalid, illegal, or unacceptable.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DELEGITIMIZE

PRESENT

Present
I delegitimize
you delegitimize
he/she/it delegitimizes
we delegitimize
you delegitimize
they delegitimize
Present continuous
I am delegitimizing
you are delegitimizing
he/she/it is delegitimizing
we are delegitimizing
you are delegitimizing
they are delegitimizing
Present perfect
I have delegitimized
you have delegitimized
he/she/it has delegitimized
we have delegitimized
you have delegitimized
they have delegitimized
Present perfect continuous
I have been delegitimizing
you have been delegitimizing
he/she/it has been delegitimizing
we have been delegitimizing
you have been delegitimizing
they have been delegitimizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I delegitimized
you delegitimized
he/she/it delegitimized
we delegitimized
you delegitimized
they delegitimized
Past continuous
I was delegitimizing
you were delegitimizing
he/she/it was delegitimizing
we were delegitimizing
you were delegitimizing
they were delegitimizing
Past perfect
I had delegitimized
you had delegitimized
he/she/it had delegitimized
we had delegitimized
you had delegitimized
they had delegitimized
Past perfect continuous
I had been delegitimizing
you had been delegitimizing
he/she/it had been delegitimizing
we had been delegitimizing
you had been delegitimizing
they had been delegitimizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will delegitimize
you will delegitimize
he/she/it will delegitimize
we will delegitimize
you will delegitimize
they will delegitimize
Future continuous
I will be delegitimizing
you will be delegitimizing
he/she/it will be delegitimizing
we will be delegitimizing
you will be delegitimizing
they will be delegitimizing
Future perfect
I will have delegitimized
you will have delegitimized
he/she/it will have delegitimized
we will have delegitimized
you will have delegitimized
they will have delegitimized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been delegitimizing
you will have been delegitimizing
he/she/it will have been delegitimizing
we will have been delegitimizing
you will have been delegitimizing
they will have been delegitimizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would delegitimize
you would delegitimize
he/she/it would delegitimize
we would delegitimize
you would delegitimize
they would delegitimize
Conditional continuous
I would be delegitimizing
you would be delegitimizing
he/she/it would be delegitimizing
we would be delegitimizing
you would be delegitimizing
they would be delegitimizing
Conditional perfect
I would have delegitimize
you would have delegitimize
he/she/it would have delegitimize
we would have delegitimize
you would have delegitimize
they would have delegitimize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been delegitimizing
you would have been delegitimizing
he/she/it would have been delegitimizing
we would have been delegitimizing
you would have been delegitimizing
they would have been delegitimizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you delegitimize
we let´s delegitimize
you delegitimize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to delegitimize
Past participle
delegitimized
Present Participle
delegitimizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DELEGITIMIZE


anonymise
əˈnɒnɪˌmaɪz
anonymize
əˈnɒnɪˌmaɪz
customize
ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz
euphemise
ˈjuːfɪˌmaɪz
euphemize
ˈjuːfɪˌmaɪz
legitimize
lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz
maximize
ˈmæksɪˌmaɪz
minimise
ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz
minimize
ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz
optimize
ˈɒptɪˌmaɪz
pilgrimise
ˈpɪlɡrɪˌmaɪz
pilgrimize
ˈpɪlɡrɪˌmaɪz
racemise
ˈræsɪˌmaɪz
racemize
ˈræsɪˌmaɪz
sublimize
ˈsʌblɪˌmaɪz
suboptimise
sʌbˈɒptɪˌmaɪz
suboptimize
sʌbˈɒptɪˌmaɪz
synonymise
sɪˈnɒnɪˌmaɪz
synonymize
sɪˈnɒnɪˌmaɪz
victimize
ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DELEGITIMIZE

delegable
delegacies
delegacy
delegate
delegatee
delegation
delegator
delegitimation
delegitimisation
delegitimise
delegitimization
delenda
deletable
delete
deleterious
deleteriously
deleteriousness
deletion
deletive
deletory

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELEGITIMIZE

alchemize
anatomize
astronomize
atomize
bromize
dichotomize
dynamize
economize
epitomize
Islamize
itemize
lobotomize
macadamize
nephrectomize
polygamize
randomize
sodomize
splenectomize
systemize
volumize

Synonyms and antonyms of delegitimize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «delegitimize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DELEGITIMIZE

Find out the translation of delegitimize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of delegitimize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «delegitimize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非法化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deslegitimar
570 millions of speakers

English

delegitimize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अमान्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نزع الشرعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

делегитимации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deslegitimar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

delegitimize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

délégitimer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mewakilkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

delegitimieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

delegitimize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

delegitimize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Delegitimize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

delegitimize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டபூர்வமற்றதாக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिनिधीत्व करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gayri meşru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delegittimare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

delegitymizacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

делегітимації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

delegitimize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

delegitimize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

delegitimize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avlegalisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grave
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of delegitimize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DELEGITIMIZE»

The term «delegitimize» is normally little used and occupies the 112.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DELEGITIMIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «delegitimize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «delegitimize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about delegitimize

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «DELEGITIMIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word delegitimize.
1
Monica Crowley
It is an abuse of power, when you are President of the United States, to use the White House to single out a single news organization, and castigate them and try to delegitimize them.
2
Joe Scarborough
For eight years Republicans worked around the clock to delegitimize Bill Clinton. For the next eight years, Democrats tried to delegitimize Bush. Now Barack Obama is enduring the rage of his conservative opposition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELEGITIMIZE»

Discover the use of delegitimize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delegitimize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The United Nations and Other International Institutions: A ...
It may have even helped delegitimize this use of force. The process of legitimization or delegitimization depends upon the relationship between the institution and a given audience, and the impact of the former upon the latter can vary over ...
Frederick Henry Gareau, 2002
2
Transnational Activism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Some of those engaging in BDS1 do, as explained earlier, seek to delegitimize Israel's status as a state for Jews and not for all its citizens. In contrast, supporters of BDS2 affirm that they are trying to “delegitimize” Israeli policies supporting the  ...
Maia Carter Hallward, 2013
3
Why Is There No Labor Party in the United States?
Indeed, when they engage in repression, this is one of the things they inevitably do, for state re- pression tends to delegitimize unions.68 For some citizen- onlookers, the very act of using police, troops, and courts against a group will trigger a ...
Robin Archer, 2010
4
The Case Against Israel's Enemies: Exposing Jimmy Carter and ...
are determined to delegitimize, demonize, and destroy Israel. For example, the false claim that Israel is an apartheid regime can have no other purpose than to subject Israel to the fate of the prior apartheid regime: namely, white South Africa.
Alan Dershowitz, 2008
5
Transnational Legal Ordering and State Change
Because actors have stakes in the perception of a transnational legal norm's legitimacy, they have incentives to mobilize resources to legitimize or delegitimize transnational legal norms and processes. Powerful players, such as the United ...
Gregory C. Shaffer, 2012
6
Jews, Church & Civilization, Volume II
The group's ideology morphs to a strident anti–Semitism. The Paulines will move to delegitimize the character and integrity of the Jews, elite included, before the Jewish elite can delegitimize the adventurous theological gambit of the Paulines.
David Birnbaum
7
The Crucifixion, Book 2
The group's ideology morphs to a strident anti—Semitism. The Paulines will move to delegitimize the character and integrity of the Jews, elite included, before the Jewish elite can delegitimize the adventurous theological gambit of the Paulines ...
David Birnbaum
8
When Black and White Become Gray
To "Delegitimize". . .To Have "Double Standards". If you continue to hold those three words in your memory then we will always be able to see clearly and combat anti-Semitism effectively. An Awareness To Not...demonize... Delegitimize.
Richard Kay, 2010
9
The Curriculum: Problems, Politics, and Possibilities ...
... and symbols according to formal, syntactical rules, they tend to legitimize those types of knowledge that fit into their framework and delegitimize other types of knowledge.83 Hence, computers tend to legitimize the following characteristics of  ...
Landon E. Beyer, Michael W. Apple, 1998
10
The Treatment of Israel by the United Nations
1991, for which much credit goes to John Bolton, who is with us this morning, and who was aided by Thomas Pickering, many of the other efforts to delegitimize Israel also fell by the wayside, including a resolution adopted annually by the ...
Benjamin A. Gilman, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELEGITIMIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delegitimize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chabad follows up on Birthright with Campus Israel trips
“Israel is definitely a good place to experience Judaism,” he said, adding that efforts to delegitimize the Jewish state on Diaspora college ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
2
Does an 'ally' have the right to redefine Zionism?
This is particularly relevant as the Palestinian Authority is currently attempting to delegitimize Israel by going to the ICC (International Criminal ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
3
Regional Shifts Bring Israel and Cyprus Closer Together, for Now
... isolate and delegitimize Israel has become a foreign policy priority for the Netanyahu government. Cyprus is also a potential market for Israeli ... «World Politics Review, Jul 15»
4
Challenges Obama is yet to face when he lands at JKIA
This assertion has been used by his opponents to delegitimize his presidency since the US Constitution requires every US president be native ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
5
The Fight Over Obamacare Was a Giant Political Charade
The right-wing attacks on Obamacare were always about attempting to delegitimize the president rather than the actual substance of a ... «Uprising, Jul 15»
6
International Lawyer Barry Grossman Slams Hillary Clinton's Pro …
Clinton recently sent a letter to Jewish leaders, stressing the need to “fight back against further attempts to isolate and delegitimize Israel. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
7
American Muslims Have a Race Problem—And Here's The Solution
I say this not to delegitimize her perfectly valid and perfectly real experience. Rather, it is to offer a practical solution. Some Muslim clerics and ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
8
Unsilencing Gaza: One year since 'Operation Protective Edge'
They also work to smother and delegitimize the voices of the indigenous Palestinians. As the Palestinian political anthropologist Irene Calis ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
9
Clinton 'alarmed' by BDS attempts to 'isolate and delegitimize Israel'
In letter to Jewish media mogul Haim Saban, Democratic presidential hopeful slams comparisons made between Israel and the apartheid ... «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
10
Why universities need a definition of anti-Semitism
Actions may generally be identified as anti-Semitic when they demonize Israel, delegitimize Israel, or subject Israel to double standards. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Delegitimize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/delegitimize>. May 2024 ».
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