decertify
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/diːˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/
Definition of decertify
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To annul the certification of.
“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.”
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verb
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(transitive)To annul the certification of.
“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.”
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(transitive)To annul a labor union.
“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.”
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Etymology
From de- + certify.
Words you can make from decertify
200+ playable · top: CERTIFY (15 pts)
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4 words6-letter words
22 words5-letter words
49 words- DEIFY 12 pts
- EDIFY 12 pts
- CYDER 11 pts
- DECRY 11 pts
- DICEY 11 pts
- DICTY 11 pts
- FEYER 11 pts
- FIERY 11 pts
- REEFY 11 pts
- REIFY 11 pts
- TREYF 11 pts
- DEFER 9 pts
- DEITY 9 pts
- DIRTY 9 pts
- DRIFT 9 pts
- FETED 9 pts
- FETID 9 pts
- FIRED 9 pts
- FREED 9 pts
- FRIED 9 pts
- REDYE 9 pts
- REEDY 9 pts
- REFED 9 pts
- TYRED 9 pts
- CEDER 8 pts
- CERED 8 pts
- CIDER 8 pts
- CITED 8 pts
- CREED 8 pts
- CRIED 8 pts
- DEICE 8 pts
- DICER 8 pts
- EDICT 8 pts
- EYRIE 8 pts
- FIREE 8 pts
- REFIT 8 pts
- RICED 8 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- EIDER 6 pts
- TIRED 6 pts
- TREED 6 pts
- TRIED 6 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
4-letter words
68 words- FYCE 12 pts
- DEFY 11 pts
- CITY 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- DEFI 8 pts
- DEFT 8 pts
- DYER 8 pts
- EYED 8 pts
- FEED 8 pts
- TIDY 8 pts
- YIRD 8 pts
- CEDE 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- CRED 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- EERY 7 pts
- EYER 7 pts
- EYRE 7 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FRIT 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- RIFT 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
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- TYRE 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
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- ETIC 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
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- DEET 5 pts
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- RIDE 5 pts
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- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- FEY 9 pts
- FRY 9 pts
- CRY 8 pts
- ICY 8 pts
- DEF 7 pts
- DEY 7 pts
- DIF 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- FED 7 pts
- FID 7 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
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- FIR 6 pts
- FIT 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
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- RYE 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
2-letter words
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