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delegitimate

/ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dele-git-i-mate
IPA
/ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English legitimate English delegitimate From de- + legitimate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

delegitimates (present, singular) delegitimating (participle, present) delegitimated (participle, past) delegitimated (past)

Synonyms

delegitimize

Questions

How do you pronounce delegitimate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/.
What does delegitimate mean?
To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize.
Where does delegitimate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English legitimate English delegitimate From de- + legitimate.

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