DECERTIFY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decertify mean? 

• DECERTIFY (verb)
  The verb DECERTIFY has 1 sense:

1. cause to be no longer approved or accepted

  Familiarity information: DECERTIFY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECERTIFY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they decertify    ... he / she / it decertifies   
Past simple: decertified   
Past participle: decertified   
-ing form: decertifying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to be no longer approved or accepted

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

decertify; derecognise; derecognize

Context example:

Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Antonym:

certify (authorize officially)