desautorizar

to discredit

verb deh-sow-toh-ree-SAHR Rare

Also means

to overrule

Usage Note

Desautorizar means to remove someone's authority or credibility, whether by officially revoking their mandate (desautorizar a un representante) or by publicly undermining their statements. It is stronger than desacreditar (to discredit) because it implies a formal withdrawal of authorization. The corresponding noun is desautorización. It is a regular -ar verb conjugated like autorizar.

Examples

"El director desautorizó las declaraciones de su portavoz."

Natural Translation

The director discredited his spokesperson's statements.

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