Reauthorising

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of giving official permission again for an action or service
2. A procedure through which previously granted authority is restored or renewed
3. The act of officially permitting something anew after it has lapsed or been revoked

Etymology: "Reauthorising" is the present participle and gerund of "reauthorise," which is simply "authorise" with the prefix "re-" attached, meaning to grant permission or official approval again. The base verb "authorise" comes from the Latin "auctor," meaning originator, promoter or guarantor, which also gave English "author." An authority, in the older sense, was someone whose word could be trusted because they had originated or vouched for something. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it means "again" or "back," and English has attached it to countless verbs. Its path into English ran through Old French, which is why it appears in the same form in so many borrowed words. Combining it with "authorise" produces a term used mostly in legal, administrative and technical contexts, where a licence, mandate or registration has lapsed or been revoked and must be formally renewed.

Synonyms: renewing authorization, reapproving, revalidating, relicensing

Antonyms: revoking, canceling, denying