deregister

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /diˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/ UK /diːˈrɛdʒɪstə/ See IPA manual

verb

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1

verb
to remove from an official register or record

The agency moved to deregister the fraudulent charity.

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1 verb · to remove from an official... unregisterdeenrollremove cancelunsubscribe

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Derived forms deregistration

Related forms register registration registry

Etymology

Formed from the prefix de- ('removal, reversal') plus register; register is from Old French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta ('list, things recorded'), from regerere ('to record, carry back').

de- Latin regerere Latin

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# deregister

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** diˈrɛdʒɪstɚ
**IPA (UK):** diːˈrɛdʒɪstə

## Meanings
1. to remove from an official register or record

## Examples
- The agency moved to deregister the fraudulent charity.

## Synonyms
- unregister
- deenroll
- remove
- cancel
- unsubscribe

## Antonyms
- register
- enroll
- enlist

## Derived Forms
- deregistration

## Related Forms
- register
- registration
- registry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: de-
- Root: regerere

## Etymology
Formed from the prefix de- ('removal, reversal') plus register; register is from Old French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta ('list, things recorded'), from regerere ('to record, carry back').

## AI Etymology
Deregister has the etymological history Formed from the prefix de- ('removal, reversal') plus register; register is from Old French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta ('list, things recorded'), from regerere ('to record, carry back'). The ancestry passes through Latin de- and Latin regerere. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to remove from an official register or record", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include register, registration, and registry; derived forms include deregistration.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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