desautorizar

v.

1 to deny (desmentir) (noticia).

2 to ban (prohibir) (manifestación, huelga).

3 to discredit.

4 to deny the validity of, to disprove, to rule down, to disaffirm.

Ella desautorizó la declaración She denied the validity of the declaration

5 to take away permission from, to disavow.

Ella desautorizó a Ricardo She took away permission from Richard.

6 to declare illegal, to take away permission for, to withdraw authorization for.

Ella desautorizó la venta She declared the sale illegal.

7 to forbid to, to forbid, to take away permission to, to withdraw authorization to.

Ella los desautorizó beber She forbade them to drink.

8 to undermine someone's authority, to take away authority from, to undermine the authority of, to deprive from authority.

Papá desautorizó a Mamá Dad undermined Mom's authority.

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desautorizar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desaprobar) to disapprove

2 (prohibir) to ban, forbid

■ el gobierno desautorizó la manifestación the Government banned the demonstration

3 (desmentir) to deny

4 (desacreditar) to discredit

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VT

1) (=quitar autoridad a) [+ oficial] to deprive of authority; [+ palabras, declaración] to discredit

2) [+ noticia] to deny

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verbo transitivo

a) (restar autoridad a) <persona> to undermine the authority of; <declaraciones> to disavow (frml), to disaffirm (frml)

quedó totalmente desautorizado con el escándalo — he was totally discredited as a result of the scandal

b) (retirar la autorización para) to ban

han desautorizado la manifestación — the demonstration has been banned

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verbo transitivo

a) (restar autoridad a) <persona> to undermine the authority of; <declaraciones> to disavow (frml), to disaffirm (frml)

quedó totalmente desautorizado con el escándalo — he was totally discredited as a result of the scandal

b) (retirar la autorización para) to ban

han desautorizado la manifestación — the demonstration has been banned

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desautorizar [A4 ]

vt

1 (restar autoridad a) ‹persona› to undermine the authority of; ‹declaraciones› to disavow (frml), to disaffirm (frml)

no me desautorices delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the children

el presidente desautorizó las declaraciones del ministro the president disavowed o disaffirmed the minister's statements

quedó totalmente desautorizado cuando se descubrió su doble vida he was totally discredited when his double life came to light

2

(retirar la autorización para): el presidente desautorizó la manifestación the president declared the demonstration illegal

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desautorizar (conjugate desautorizar) verbo transitivo

a) (restar autoridad a) ‹persona› to undermine the authority of;

‹declaraciones› to disavow (frml)

b) (retirar la autorización para) ‹marcha/huelga› to ban

desautorizar verbo transitivo
1 (no dar permiso para) to ban, forbid
2 (no dar crédito o autoridad, descalificar) (una declaración) to deny, (a alguien) to discredit, undermine the authority of
'desautorizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anular
English:
disavow
- overrule

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desautorizar

♦ vt

1. [desmentir] [noticia] to deny;

el ministro desautorizó las declaraciones del portavoz the minister contradicted the statement made by the spokesperson

2. [prohibir] [manifestación, huelga] to ban, to declare illegal

3. [desacreditar] to discredit;

sus prejuicios racistas lo desautorizan como político his racist ideas undermine his credentials as a politician;

desautorizaba a los profesores delante de sus alumnos she undermined the teachers' authority in front of their pupils

♦ See also the pronominal verb desautorizarse

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desautorizar

v/t

1 (prohibir) refuse permission for

2 (desacreditar) discredit

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desautorizar {21} vt

: to deprive of authority, to discredit