verb
Meaning 1
To annul the certification of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
decertify
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Received-Pronunciation: /diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/
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CMU ARPABET: D IY0 S ER1 T AH0 F AY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To annul a labor union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: industrial relations
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
cause to be no longer approved or accepted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: derecognize, derecognise
Antonyms: certify
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English certify English decertify From de- + certify.