Synonyms of delegitimize

delegitimize

verb

as in to invalidate

Related Words

• invalidate
• nullify
• disenfranchise
• disempower
• forbid
• disable
• proscribe
• disqualify
• decertify
• disallow

Dissimilar Words

• legitimate
• validate
• warrant
• legitimize
• sanction
• privilege
• authorize
• qualify
• enable
• entitle
• empower
• license
• enfranchise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of delegitimize

Trans-exclusionary feminists like Julie Bindel or Kathleen Stock, and for that matter Davidson and Craven, enjoy regular access to the national media to delegitimize trans identity while claiming transgender people undermine women’s voices. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

On the right, commentators see the leaks as part of a campaign to delegitimize the Court, and Roberts in particular. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Heidecker serves as the new InfoWars’ creative director and hosts a weekly Thursday night livestream as a fictional, right-wing version of himself that both satirizes and attempts to delegitimize Jones’ life’s work. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

The recent push for term limits and court expansion is a partisan effort to delegitimize a Court that has returned power to the states and the people. — Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026