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单词 delegitimize
释义
delegitimize
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ˌdiːləˈdʒɪt.ə.maɪz/us
/ˌdiːləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.maɪz/
(UKusuallydelegitimise)
to make somethingseemnotvalidor notacceptable:
（使）失去合法性
If he does not takepartin theelection, it would delegitimize theentireelectoralprocess.如果他不参加选举，整个选举过程就会失去合法性。
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  • Hisspokesmenragedagainst thenewsmediato delegitimizecriticalstories.
  • Shearguesthatnationalismwas engrained in the verysystemofcolonialismthat itsoughtto delegitimize.
  • The government’stacticshave been to delegitimize thevoicesof thepoor.
  • Theintelligenceagencieswilltryto use this to delegitimize theauthenticityof theevidencethat thecaptainwasmurdered.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unsuitable and unacceptable
  • amiss
  • be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
  • beneathyourdignityidiom
  • beyond
  • beyond the paleidiom
  • incorrectly
  • indecent
  • ineligibility
  • ineligible
  • infelicitous
  • offend againstsomething
  • over-extravagant
  • raffish
  • raffishness
  • room
  • unfit
  • unsuitably
  • unsuited
  • unworthy
  • vulgarity
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Upsetting and destabilizing
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Examplesofdelegitimize

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It demonstrates that nationalism, as a collective consciousness, is embedded in the very system of colonialism that it apparently was confronting and trying todelegitimize.
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Once it embarks on repression, the government will need todelegitimizeunion actions, in order to justify its own action.
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She argues that nationalism was engrained in the very system of colonialism that it sought todelegitimize.
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One approach would be to abandon the vision of balance and to seek todelegitimizemost private contributions to political campaigns.
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Meanwhile, pastoralists and internally displaced people were oftentimes intentionally excluded from negotiations, as investors tried todelegitimizetheir claims on land.
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In this respect of note are attempts todelegitimizethe land reform of 1944.
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If environmental issues are excluded from e.g., the economic agenda, this maydelegitimizethose institutions.
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We will use our numbers todelegitimizeany agreement that is not consistent with our minimal position.
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Efforts todelegitimizeany representation for one side of a legal controversy are a profound threat to the rule of law.
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It trains volunteers to be election monitors and to spot and bring attention to suspicious voter registrations that its volunteers believedelegitimizevoter eligibility.
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The paired concepts of legitimize and de-legitimize have gained currency in discussions about nuclear disarmament.
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If done correctly, the first three lines should de-legitimize the insurgents and lead to their lasting defeat.
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Some commentators have criticized the use of the phrase "climate change denial" as an attempt to de-legitimize skeptical views and portray them as immoral.
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This technology has been seen as part of a tactic todelegitimizeindependent software development by requiring hefty upfront fees and a review process before software can be distributed.
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