delegitimize
verb [ T ] formal uk/ˌdiːləˈdʒɪt.ə.maɪz/ us/ˌdiːləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.maɪz/ (UK usually delegitimise)
（使）失去合法性
to make something seem not valid or not acceptable
If he does not take part in the election, it would delegitimize the entire electoral process. 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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- His spokesmen raged against the news media to delegitimize critical stories.
- She argues that nationalism was engrained in the very system of colonialism that it sought to delegitimize.
- The government’s tactics have been to delegitimize the voices of the poor.
- The intelligence agencies will try to use this to delegitimize the authenticity of the evidence that the captain was murdered.