Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delegitimise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: dele-git-imise
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of delegitimize.

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 legitimise English delegitimise From de- + legitimise.

Inflected Forms

delegitimises (present, singular) delegitimising (participle, present) delegitimised (participle, past) delegitimised (past)

Questions

What does delegitimise mean?: Alternative spelling of delegitimize.
Where does delegitimise 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 legitimise English delegitimise From de- + legitimise.

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