Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derecognize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dere-c-og-nize
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To choose not to recognize; especially, to choose no longer to recognize.

Transitive verb

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 recognize English derecognize From de- + recognize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

derecognizes (present, singular) derecognizing (participle, present) derecognized (participle, past) derecognized (past)

Synonyms

decertify derecognise

Questions

What does derecognize mean?: To choose not to recognize; especially, to choose no longer to recognize.
Where does derecognize 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 recognize English derecognize From de- + recognize.

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