delegitimize
verb
de·le·git·i·mize
ˌdē-lə-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz 
delegitimized; delegitimizing; delegitimizes
: to diminish or destroy the legitimacy, prestige, or authority of
delegitimize a government
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The more dead Palestinians, the better for Hamas and its propaganda campaign to destabilize and delegitimize Israel.
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David Epstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Individual researchers have faced threats against their careers and personal safety, and the potential reorganizing of the Internet Observatory is likely to be celebrated by the same forces working to delegitimize its work in the first place.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 14 June 2024
Skirmishes between protesters and police attract news cameras, but often delegitimize protesters when the news stories frame the protests as a conflict with police.
—Douglas M. McLeod, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
Having delegitimized himself on all fronts, Gorbachev wound up, Radchenko somewhat rudely reminds us, making a Pizza Hut commercial in 1997.
—John Lewis Gaddis, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2024
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David Epstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Individual researchers have faced threats against their careers and personal safety, and the potential reorganizing of the Internet Observatory is likely to be celebrated by the same forces working to delegitimize its work in the first place.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 14 June 2024
Skirmishes between protesters and police attract news cameras, but often delegitimize protesters when the news stories frame the protests as a conflict with police.
—Douglas M. McLeod, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
Having delegitimized himself on all fronts, Gorbachev wound up, Radchenko somewhat rudely reminds us, making a Pizza Hut commercial in 1997.
—John Lewis Gaddis, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2024
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegitimize. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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