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Etymology

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From des- +‎ legitimar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.lɨ.ʒi.tiˈmaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.lɨ.ʒi.tiˈma.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: des‧le‧gi‧ti‧mar

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deslegitimar (first-person singular present deslegitimo, first-person singular preterite deslegitimei, past participle deslegitimado)

  1. (transitive) to delegitimize, discredit

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ legitimar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deslexitiˈmaɾ/ [d̪es.le.xi.t̪iˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧le‧gi‧ti‧mar

Verb

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deslegitimar (first-person singular present deslegitimo, first-person singular preterite deslegitimé, past participle deslegitimado)

  1. (transitive) to delegitimize, discredit
    • 2015 July 31, “Una facción del indigenismo en Ecuador se levanta contra Correa”, in El País[1]:
      Ese mismo día, alrededor de veinte líderes indígenas afines al Gobierno se reunieron en un hotel de Quito para deslegitimar la convocatoria de la CONAIE, la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador.
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