Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decertify

/diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: de-cer-ti-fy
IPA: /diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annul the certification of.

Transitive verb

verb

To annul a labor union.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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 doctors."
"Nigeria was tagged as a transit-route of drug carriers. This prompted the United States government to decertify the country."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English certify English decertify From de- + certify.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

decertifies (present, singular) decertifying (participle, present) decertified (participle, past) decertified (past)

Synonyms

derecognize derecognise

Rhymes With

certify

Questions

How do you pronounce decertify?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/.
What does decertify mean?: To annul the certification of.
Where does decertify come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English certify English decertify From de- + certify.

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