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auth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɔːθ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of authentication.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of authorization.
    • “I once had to do a prior auth for United for a glass bottle,” a medical resident wrote. “The compounded intranasal midazolam was covered, but the glass bottle it came in was not.” 2024 December 6, Samantha Cole, “Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Assassination”, in 404 Media:
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of authoritarian.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
auths Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

authcom

auth en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɔːθ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (informal) To authenticate.
    • You can't post messages on the site unless you're authed.

Forms

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authed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
authed Tense=Past lexicographic
authing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
auths Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

unauthed