deauthorize
UK/diːˈɔːθəɹaɪz/
deauthorize verb: to revoke permission, sanction or consent from.
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
- Clinicians in the United States relied strongly on the use of two monoclonal antibody (mAbs) treatments for COVID-19, even after they were deauthorized by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new study.2022 January 9, Alicia Lasek, “Use of deauthorized COVID antibody treatments widespread in early 2022: study”, in McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Forms of deauthorize
| third-person singular present | deauthorizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | deauthorizing |
| past participle | deauthorized |
| past | deauthorized |
| alternative form | deauthorise |
| alternative form | de-authorise |
Origin of deauthorize
From de- + authorize.
Questions about deauthorize
- What does deauthorize mean?
- Deauthorize means to revoke permission, sanction or consent from.
- What part of speech is deauthorize?
- Deauthorize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce deauthorize?
- Deauthorize is pronounced /diːˈɔːθəɹaɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of deauthorize?
- The past tense of deauthorize is deauthorized.
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