derecognize

Other forms: derecognized

Definitions of derecognize
  1. 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”
    synonyms: decertify, derecognise
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