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Definition of Authorize
1. Verb. Grant authorization or clearance for. "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
Exact synonyms: Authorise, Clear, Pass
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Specialized synonyms: Approbate, Certificate, Approve, O.k., Okay, Sanction, Declare, Certify, Licence, License, Commission, Formalise, Formalize, Validate
Derivative terms: Authorisation, Authorisation, Authoriser, Authorization, Authorizer, Clearance, Pass
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Specialized synonyms: Approbate, Certificate, Approve, O.k., Okay, Sanction, Declare, Certify, Licence, License, Commission, Formalise, Formalize, Validate
Derivative terms: Authorisation, Authorisation, Authoriser, Authorization, Authorizer, Clearance, Pass
2. Verb. Give or delegate power or authority to. "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
Exact synonyms: Authorise, Empower
Specialized synonyms: Entitle, Sanction
Generic synonyms: Appoint, Charge
Derivative terms: Authorization, Empowerment
Specialized synonyms: Entitle, Sanction
Generic synonyms: Appoint, Charge
Derivative terms: Authorization, Empowerment
Definition of Authorize
1. v. t. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary.
Definition of Authorize
1. [v -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Authorize
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