Authorize and Revoke

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Authorize verb - To give official or legal power to.

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Revoke is an antonym for authorize.

Revoke verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

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Authorize is an antonym for revoke in cancel topic.

Nearby Words: revoked, revocation, revoking

change	authorize change	revoke change
privileges	authorize privileges	revoke privileges

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Revoke and Authorize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorize/revoke

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