Meanings
present singular third person unauthorizes · participle present unauthorizing · participle past unauthorized · past unauthorized
- transitivecomputingTo withdraw authorization or permissions from.
Hi. I have a question about “authorizing and unauthorizing” my core.
2023 July 28, Marco_Maria_D_Ottavi, Roon Labs Community2 more examples
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.
2015, Shaun Walker, Bruce Chapman, Cathal Connolly, Professional DNN7: Open Source .NET CMS Platform, page 157The reverse operation is called “unauthorize” and you’re supposed to do it before removing the DHCP role on a server.
2016 December 19, “DHCP Unauthorize: There is no such object on the server”, in Dmitri's Wanderings
Origin
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unauthorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthorize
“unauthorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unauthorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthorize.
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