de-authorizing
Withdrawing granted access
De-authorizing is revoking someone's or something's authorization—removing permission, credentials, or official sanction previously granted.
In technical contexts, it often means unlinking a device from an account: I'm de-authorizing my old computer from iTunes.
In institutional settings, it means stripping official approval: The board is de-authorizing the committee's spending powers.
Confirming genuine identity
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- disableRemove functional capacity
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
deactivate · invalidate · deregister · certificates · encryption · firewalls · protocols · two-factor
Official cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- repealAnnul a statute
rescinding · abrogation · nullification · countermanding · quashing · overturning · retraction · withdrawal
Official cancellation of privilege
- revokingOfficially canceling authorization
- disablingCausing loss of function
- deactivatingRendering inoperative
- terminationAct of ending something
suspending · removal · withdrawing · cancellation · expiring · clearance · credentials · permissions
Official cancellation of privilege
- disablementLoss of capability
- removalAct of taking away
- terminationAct of ending something
- overrideCancel by authority
stripping · curtailing · rescinding · delegation · autonomy · oversight · governance · command
Official restriction on something
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- forbiddingIntimidatingly stern or hostile
- enjoiningLegally ordering against
- blockingImpeding forward progress
barring · proscribing · disallowing · restricting · interdicting · suppressing · censoring · embargo
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- disableRemove functional capacity
decommission · deactivate · invalidate · deregister · certificates · encryption · firewalls · protocols · two-factor · verification
revocation
Official cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- cancellationVoiding of plans
repeal · rescinding · abrogation · nullification · countermanding · quashing · overturning · retraction · withdrawal · invalidation
revocation
Official cancellation of privilege
- revokingOfficially canceling authorization
- disablingCausing loss of function
- deactivatingRendering inoperative
termination · suspending · removal · withdrawing · cancellation · expiring · clearance · credentials · permissions · privileges
revocation
Official cancellation of privilege
- disablementLoss of capability
- removalAct of taking away
- terminationAct of ending something
override · stripping · curtailing · rescinding · delegation · autonomy · oversight · governance · command · hierarchy
ban
Official restriction on something
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- forbiddingIntimidatingly stern or hostile
- enjoiningLegally ordering against
blocking · barring · proscribing · disallowing · restricting · interdicting · suppressing · censoring · embargo · moratorium
de-authorizingauthorizing
Granting official permission
approving · permitting · sanctioning · enabling · licensing
de-authorizinglegitimizing
Conferring official status
validating · warranting · credentialing · ratifying · commissioning
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