reauthorise

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verb

To authorize again; to give new authority to.

OriginEnglish authorise ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreauthorise (third-person singular simple present reauthorises, present participle reauthorising, simple past and past participle reauthorised)

present singular third person reauthorises · participle present reauthorising · participle past reauthorised · past reauthorised · alternative reauthorize

  1. UKTo authorize again; to give new authority to.

Origin

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

From re- + authorise.

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APA

reauthorise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reauthorise

MLA

“reauthorise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reauthorise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reauthorise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reauthorise.

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