Opposite of to bestow legal or official authority to
Opposite of to permit (someone) to have or do something
“Please prevent yourself from doing something you may regret.”
(ignore) Opposite of to designate a particular name or title
(strip) Opposite of to designate a particular name or title
“Surely he would not be mad enough to make Sir Thomas's house the place in which to produce Lady Gourlay's son, the very individual who is to strip him of his title.”
Opposite of to give a specified name or description to
“They made a conscientious effort to delabel those who are marginalized.”
Opposite of to designate a particular name or title
“Andrew was not his real name and other aspects of his background have been changed in order to anonymize him.”
Opposite of to appoint a person to a position
“Because of his lack of leadership, the coach had no choice but to demote him as captain of the football team.”
Opposite of to appoint a person in a given role or position
“He still believes it was unlawful to sack him without allowing the constituency party to reaffirm or deselect him first.”
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