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1. (v.t.) authorize
to give authority or official power to; empower:
an employee authorized to sign purchase orders.
2. authorize
to give authority or formal permission for; sanction:
to authorize spending on defense.
3. authorize
to establish by authority or usage.
4. authorize
to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < ML)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) authorize, authorise, pass, clear
grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
2. (verb) empower, authorise, authorize
give or delegate power or authority to
"She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) authorize
to clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary
2. (verb) authorize
to make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage
3. (verb) authorize
to establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage
4. (verb) authorize
to sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report
5. (verb) authorize
to justify; to furnish a ground for
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