unauthorize

English

Etymology

un- +‎ authorize

Verb

unauthorize (third-person singular simple present unauthorizes, present participle unauthorizing, simple past and past participle unauthorized)

  1. (transitive) To disown the authority of; to repudiate.[1]
  2. (transitive, computing) To withdraw authorization or permissions from.
    • 2015, Shaun Walker, Bruce Chapman, Cathal Connolly, Professional DNN7: Open Source .NET CMS Platform, page 157:
      This group of users includes anyone who has created a user account but either hasn't verified their account through their email or has been unauthorized by the administrator.

References
  1. “unauthorize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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