de-authorise
de-authorise is the alternative spelling of deauthorize.
Meaning of deauthorize
Verb
deauthorize (third-person singular simple present deauthorizes, present participle deauthorizing, simple past and past participle deauthorized)
- To revoke permission, sanction or consent from.
- If you plan to get rid the of Dell desktop (or not use it for playing iTunes content) you should deauthorize it from the iTunes Store after you’ve moved the library — but before you shut it down that one last time.2011 July 20, J.D. Biersdorfer, “Q&A: Moving the Music to a New Machine”, in The New York Times
Forms of de-authorise
| third-person singular present | de-authorises |
|---|---|
| present participle | de-authorising |
| past participle | de-authorised |
| past | de-authorised |
Origin of de-authorise
From de- + authorise.
Questions about de-authorise
- What is de-authorise the alternative spelling of?
- De-authorise is the alternative spelling of deauthorize.
Words near de-authorise in the dictionary
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