decertify
UK/diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/
decertify verb: to annul the certification of.
Verb
decertify (third-person singular simple present decertifies, present participle decertifying, simple past and past participle decertified)
- To annul the certification of.
- The American Medical Association (AMA) was formed in 1845 to gain for medical doctors a monopoly on legal licensure as health practitioners. The young AMA waged fierce (and quite successful) battles to de-certify the then-dominant natural healers — a range of herbalists, midwives, and homeopathic...1989 August 19, Bob Lederer, “Hiding Behind HIV”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 6, page 8
- Nigeria was tagged as a transit-route of drug carriers. This prompted the United States government to decertify the country.2003, Patrick Keku, Tunde Akingbade, Traveler's Guide to Living in Nigeria: Security and Travel Tips
- To annul a labor union.
- As Sallas immediately said, the 130 scabs who so easily replaced the striking printers in '85 won't be foisted upon the union--to degrade it and possibly decertify it.1988 November 11, Michael Miner, “Strike Accord at the Tribune; Is the Sun-Times Next?”, in Chicago Reader
Forms of decertify
| third-person singular present | decertifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | decertifying |
| past participle | decertified |
| past | decertified |
Origin of decertify
From de- + certify.
Questions about decertify
- What does decertify mean?
- Decertify means to annul the certification of.
- What part of speech is decertify?
- Decertify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce decertify?
- Decertify is pronounced /diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of decertify?
- The past tense of decertify is decertified.
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