de·cer·ti·fy
(dē-sûr′tə-fī′)tr.v. de·cer·ti·fied,
de·cer·ti·fy·ing,
de·cer·ti·fies To revoke the certification of: voted to decertify the union.
de·cer′ti·fi·ca′tion (dē-sûr′tə-fĭ-kā′shən, dē′sər-) n.
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decertify
(diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ) vb (
tr) ,
-fies,
-fying or -fiedto withdraw or remove a certificate or certification from (a person, organization, or country)
deˌcertifiˈcation n
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Verb | 1. | decertify - cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China" |
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