DECERTIFY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

decertify

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Definition of decertify

as in to invalidate

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Recent Examples of decertify Employees at the Wells Fargo branch in Casper, Wyoming, also filed a petition last week to decertify the union. — Chase Jordan april 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026 In September, the housing department threatened to decertify recipients of the money who don’t follow a series of rules, according to the lawsuit. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026 And then also, the state board has voted to decertify him as a police officer, as a law enforcement officer in Alabama. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 In December, the administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations. — Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for decertify

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The Supreme Court of Virginia invalidated a statewide referendum approved by voters in April that would have drawn new districts favorable to Democrats.

— Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026
Monday’s decision invalidates various provider mandates that the clinic owners argued were designed to scare and shame people out of terminating pregnancies.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of invalidate

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The plaintiffs are asking a judge to nullify the letters, as well as to force the city to take down the list of almost 1 million properties, though the information is already in the public record.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Daniel Pinter appeared to score the go-ahead goal for Miami in the 23rd minute after settling the ball with his chest and shooting from a tough angle, but the goal was nullified after a VAR review ruled offside.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of nullify

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That information could not be used to disqualify a hospice by itself, ACHC argued.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
But he was kept off the March 2024 ballot after Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that more than 9,000 signatures submitted by his campaign were invalid — enough to disqualify him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

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