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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. cause to be no longer approved or accepted;
- Example: "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China"
[syn: decertify, derecognize, derecognise]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

derecognize
    v 1: cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter
         derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the
         People's Republic of China" [syn: decertify,
         derecognize, derecognise] [ant: certify, licence,
         license]