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exauthorize

exauthorize verb: to deprive of authority.

Verb

exauthorize (third-person singular simple present exauthorizes, present participle exauthorizing, simple past and past participle exauthorized)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To deprive of authority.
    • censorious exauthorizing the prince1612, John Selden, Notes upon, Poly-Olbion
    Synonyms:
    exauthorate

Synonyms of exauthorize

Forms of exauthorize

third-person singular presentexauthorizes
present participleexauthorizing
past participleexauthorized
pastexauthorized

Origin of exauthorize

From ex- + authorize.

Questions about exauthorize

What does exauthorize mean?
Exauthorize means to deprive of authority.
What part of speech is exauthorize?
Exauthorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of exauthorize?
The past tense of exauthorize is exauthorized.

Words near exauthorize in the dictionary

  1. exaugurations
  2. exauthorate
  3. exauthorated
  4. exauthorates
  5. exauthoration
  6. exauthorize
  7. exauthorized
  8. exauthorizes
  9. exauthorizing
  10. exbi-
  11. exbibits

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