Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unauthorize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unau-tho-rize
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disown the authority of; to repudiate.

Transitive verb

verb

To withdraw authorization or permissions from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"The reverse operation is called “unauthorize” and you’re supposed to do it before removing the DHCP role on a server."
"Hi. I have a question about “authorizing and unauthorizing” my core."

Etymology

From un- + authorize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unauthorizes (present, singular) unauthorizing (participle, present) unauthorized (participle, past) unauthorized (past)

Questions

What does unauthorize mean?: To disown the authority of; to repudiate.
Where does unauthorize come from?: From un- + authorize.

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