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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)

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (transitive, industrial relations) 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 presentdecertifies
present participledecertifying
past participledecertified
pastdecertified

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.

Words near decertify in the dictionary

  1. decertations
  2. decertification
  3. decertifications
  4. decertified
  5. decertifies
  6. decertify
  7. decertifying
  8. decession
  9. decessions
  10. decessive
  11. decessives

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