Definition

1. Verb:
   • To withdraw official recognition from; to cause to be no longer approved or accepted. This action is typically taken by a government, organization, or authoritative body, formally ending its acknowledgment of the status, legitimacy, or existence of another entity, such as a state, union, or institution.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The government decided to derecognize the student union following the violations of the code of conduct.
  • In a major diplomatic shift, the country moved to derecognize the military junta.
  • The accrediting body threatened to derecognize the university if standards did not improve.

Advanced Usage

• "to derecognize a trade union": In labor relations, this refers to an employer or government formally withdrawing legal recognition of a union's right to represent workers.

  • The company's attempt to derecognize the union led to widespread strikes.

• Used in passive voice: Often describes the status of an entity that has lost recognition.

  • The formerly influential agency was derecognized and lost all its funding.

Variants and Related Words

• Derecognition (noun): The act or process of derecognizing.

  • The derecognition of the ambassador signaled a deepening rift between the two nations.

• Recognize (verb): The antonym; to acknowledge formally and with approval.

• Delegitimize (verb): A broader term meaning to deprive of legitimacy, which can be a consequence of derecognition.

Synonyms

• Delegitimize
• Withdraw recognition from
• Disavow (in some contexts)
• Repudiate (in some contexts)

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically using "derecognize.")

Verb

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