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decertify

[ dee-sur-tuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, de·cer·ti·fied, de·cer·ti·fy·ing.
  1. to withdraw certification from.


decertify

/ diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ /

verb

  1. to withdraw or remove a certificate or certification from (a person, organization, or country)


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Derived Forms

  • deˌcertifiˈcation, noun

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Other Words From

  • de·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion [dee-sur-t, uh, -f, uh, -, key, -sh, uh, n, dee-ser-tif-, uh, -], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decertify1

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + certify

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Example Sentences

Since then, another state has passed a law decertifying officers, making California only one of four.

The most notable failure was a bill that would have created a process to decertify police officers.

California is one of only a handful of states that doesn’t automatically decertify officers in certain cases.

It would create a number of standards that would disqualify someone from being a police officer in California, such as being kicked out of the military in certain circumstances, and create a process for decertifying officers.

No states were interested in “decertifying” their results because there was no evidence that their certified tallies had included any significant number of fraudulent votes.

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