derecognize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *derecognize*:
VERB	social	derecognize, decertify, derecognise	cause to be no longer approved or accepted

English > *derecognize*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	Cause to be no longer approved or accepted.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China"
Synonyms	decertify, derecognise
Opposite	license, licence, certify	authorize officially

HyperDic: derecognize