deauthenticate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reject as authentic; to falsify or disprove.
  2. To revoke the authentication of; to cause no longer to be authenticated.

Word forms

deauthenticate deauthenticates deauthenticating deauthenticated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *senh₂-der. Ancient Greek *ἕντης (*héntēs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αὐθεντῐκός (authentĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin authenticus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Medieval Latin -ō Medieval Latin authenticōbor. English authenticate English deauthenticate From de- + authenticate.

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