Derecognizing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of officially withdrawing acknowledgment of an entity, status, or qualification ; the process of ceasing to recognize or accept something formally ; the action of removing an endorsement or accreditation previously granted
2. The process by which formal recognition is retracted from organizations, credentials, or agreements ; the official cessation of acknowledgment or validation by an authority ; the deliberate action of no longer accepting previously established recognition
3. The formal step of revoking acknowledgment or certification given to an individual, group, or institution ; the act of stopping acceptance of something as valid or legitimate ; the administrative process of invalidating recognized status or agreements

Etymology: Derecognizing is the present participle and gerund of "derecognize," formed from the prefix de- and "recognize." "Recognize" descends through Old French "reconoistre" from Latin "recognoscere," meaning "to know again," and the Latin prefix "dē" here reverses that act, so derecognizing means withdrawing a recognition already granted.

Synonyms: disavowing, denying, rejecting, revoking, abolishing

Antonyms: recognizing, acknowledging, accepting, validating, approving