derecognize

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verb

To choose not to recognize; especially, to choose no longer to recognize.

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decertifyderecognise
OriginEnglish recognize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person derecognizes · participle present derecognizing · participle past derecognized · past derecognized

  1. transitiveTo choose not to recognize; especially, to choose no longer to recognize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to be no longer approved or accepted

Similar
decertifyderecognise
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
decertify

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishrecognize
  8. Englishderecognize

From de- + recognize.

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Cite this entry
APA

derecognize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derecognize

MLA

“derecognize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derecognize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “derecognize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derecognize.

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