deregister

The student must deregister from the course by the deadline.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To remove from an official register: "deregister" means to remove a person, vehicle, or item from a formal list or record maintained by an authority, such as a government agency or professional body.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • After selling the car, he had to deregister it with the Department of Motor Vehicles. (Remove the vehicle from the official registration system.)
  • The doctor decided to deregister from the medical board after retiring. (Formally withdraw his name from the professional registry.)
  • You can deregister your account by clicking the link in the email. (Remove the account from the website's database.)

Advanced Usage

• "to deregister a patient": in healthcare, to formally remove a patient from a doctor's list or practice.

  • The clinic had to deregister several patients who had moved away. (Remove them from the active patient list.)

• "to deregister a trademark": to cancel the official registration of a trademark.

  • The company chose to deregister the trademark after the product was discontinued. (Cancel its legal protection.)

Variants and Related Words

• Deregistration (noun): the act or process of removing from a register.

  • The deregistration of the vehicle was completed within a week. (The removal process was finished.)

• Deregistered (adjective): having been removed from a register.

  • The deregistered company can no longer operate legally. (The company is no longer on the official list.)

Synonyms

• Unregister: to remove from a list or record.

  • Please unregister your email address from the mailing list. (Remove it from the list.)

• Cancel registration: to formally end a registration.

  • He had to cancel registration for the course. (End his enrollment.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Deregister from: to formally withdraw from a register.

  • She decided to deregister from the professional association. (Remove her name from the official membership list.)

• Deregister with: to remove a registration with a specific authority.

  • You must deregister with the local council when you move. (Formally end your registration with that authority.)

Related Idioms

• Strike off the register: to formally remove someone from a professional list (often used in legal or medical contexts).
  • The lawyer was struck off the register for misconduct. (Removed from the official list of practicing lawyers.)