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authorize
[ aw-thuh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to give authority or official power to; empower:
to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding):
Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
- to establish by authority or usage:
an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books.
- to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.
authorize
/ ˈɔːθəˌraɪz /
verb
- to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower
- to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction
a dealer authorized by a manufacturer to retail his products
Derived Forms
- ˌauthoriˈzation, noun
- ˈauthorˌizer, noun
Other Words From
- author·iza·ble adjective
- author·izer noun
- de·author·ize verb (used with object) deauthorized deauthorizing
- mis·author·ize verb (used with object) misauthorized misauthorizing
- pre·author·ize verb (used with object) preauthorized preauthorizing
- re·author·ize verb (used with object) reauthorized reauthorizing
- self-author·izing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of authorize1
Example Sentences
The Senate will vote Tuesday on whether to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
He then called on Congress to authorize a program to train and equip 5,000 rebels per year in Saudi Arabia, which they did.
If you miss your session, you authorize the app to charge your credit card or PayPal account.
President Obama has asked Congress to authorize $500 million to train a new Syrian opposition out of Saudi Arabia.
Obama relied on the September 14 resolution, like Bush, to authorize drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia.
Nor can he sell the property to himself, nor authorize any other person to bid and purchase for him either directly or indirectly.
Any owner can sell his interest whenever he pleases, and all of them may authorize the sale of the entire vessel.
Did you, yourself, personally authorize or instruct that the search be conducted which produced these telegrams?
Miller sent an orderly to find some general officer to authorize the movement, and drew up his men in readiness.
His next measure, one to formally authorize the relection of tribunes, was defeated.
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