deauthorize
Cancel access rights
To deauthorize is to revoke authorization previously granted.
The term appears most often in computing and digital rights management: You need to deauthorize your old computer before authorizing the new one.
It also applies to revoking official permissions or credentials: The board voted to deauthorize the subcommittee.
Officially cancel authorization
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- disableRemove functional capacity
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
withdraw · terminate · invalidate · block · disallow · ban · prohibit · forbid
Formally cancel or withdraw
- annulDeclare legally void
- countermandRevoke a prior order
- nullifyMake of no effect
- voidWithout legal effect
cancel · overturn · quash · abolish · retract · repeal · decertify · delegitimize
Remove from official listing
- unpairDissolve a matched connection
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unlinkSever a connection
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
uninstall · remove · reset · clear · wipe · erase · OAuth · device
Choose not to participate
- data accessFetching stored information
- GDPREU data protection law
- right to be forgottenLegal power to delete records
- personal dataIndividual identifying details
tracking · cookies · permissions · location services · photo library · microphone · camera · notification
revoke
Officially cancel authorization
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- disableRemove functional capacity
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
suspend · withdraw · terminate · invalidate · block · disallow · ban · prohibit · forbid · restrict
rescind
Formally cancel or withdraw
- annulDeclare legally void
- countermandRevoke a prior order
- nullifyMake of no effect
void · cancel · overturn · quash · abolish · retract · repeal · decertify · delegitimize · mandate
deregister
Remove from official listing
- unpairDissolve a matched connection
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unlinkSever a connection
decommission · uninstall · remove · reset · clear · wipe · erase · OAuth · device · integration
opt-out
Choose not to participate
- data accessFetching stored information
- GDPREU data protection law
- right to be forgottenLegal power to delete records
personal data · tracking · cookies · permissions · location services · photo library · microphone · camera · notification · privacy settings