DERECOGNIZE

decertify, derecognize, derecognise

(verb) cause to be no longer approved or accepted; “Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People’s Republic of China”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

derecognize (third-person singular simple present derecognizes, present participle derecognizing, simple past and past participle derecognized)

(transitive) To choose not to recognize; especially, to choose no longer to recognize.

Usage notes

• This term is found especially in the context of accounting, where one may derecognize an asset, but it is found in other contexts as well.

Source: Wiktionary



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