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Verb: derecognize  ,dee're-kug,nIz
  1. Withdraw or revoke official certification, approval, or recognition from
    "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China";
    - decertify, derecognise [Brit]

Derived forms: derecognizes, derecognized, derecognizing

Type of: alter, change, modify