Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To disown the authority of; to repudiate.

  2. (transitive)To withdraw authorization or permissions from.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Use a password to protect your laptop from unauthorized access.

  2. I don't want unauthorized pictures of me on people's social media.

  3. Any unauthorized exhibition, distribution, or copying of this film or any part thereof may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution.

  4. Do the people of Sevastopol, who are rallying in favor of annexation to Russia, know that unauthorized rallies are prohibited in Russia?

    ruЗнают ли севастопольцы, которые митингуют за присоединение к России, что в России запрещены несанкционированные митинги? — User55521

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Origin

From un- + authorize.

From un- + authorize.

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Forms

unauthorizes, unauthorizing, unauthorized, unauthorized
Base formunauthorize · to unauthorize
3rd person singularunauthorizes
Present participleunauthorizing
Past simpleunauthorized
Past participleunauthorized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunauthorize
he, she, itunauthorizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsunauthorized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave unauthorized
he, she, ithas unauthorized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unauthorize

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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