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DISAUTHORIZE
Etymology
Verb
disauthorize (third-person singular simple present disauthorizes, present participle disauthorizing, simple past and past participle disauthorized)
(transitive) To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*au"thor*ize, v. t.
Definition: To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit. [R.] W. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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