Etymology

reauthorise

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Today it means: To authorize again; to give new authority to. Full definition →

English authorise ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishauthorise
  7. English todayreauthorise

From re- + authorise.

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