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- 1. give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent): "the government authorized further aircraft production" Similar Opposite
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AUTHORIZE definition: 1. to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to…. Learn more.
The meaning of AUTHORIZE is to endorse, empower, justify, or permit by or as if by some recognized or proper authority (such as custom, evidence, personal right, or regulating power). How to use authorize in a sentence.
To authorize is to give official approval or clearance for something. Authorizing can also delegate power to someone. Authorities are people with power, and to authorize is to use or grant some of that power to another. A visa authorizes you to visit a specific country.
verb. If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen. It would certainly be within his power to authorize a police raid like that. [VERB noun] We are willing to authorize the president to use force if necessary. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
Authorize definition: to give authority or official power to; empower. See examples of AUTHORIZE used in a sentence.
verb. /ˈɔθəˌraɪz/. [often passive] Verb Forms. to give official permission for something, or for someone to do something authorize something I can authorize payments up to $5,000. an authorized biography authorize somebody to do something I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
1. to give authority or official power to; empower: an employee authorized to sign purchase orders. 2. to give authority or formal permission for; sanction: to authorize spending on defense. 3. to establish by authority or usage. 4. to afford a ground for; warrant; justify. [1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin]
authorize meaning: 1. to give official permission for something 2. to be officially allowed to do something: . Learn more.
au•thor•ize (ô′ thə rīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 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.
Definitions of authorise. verb. grant authorization or clearance for. synonyms: authorize, clear, pass. see more. verb. give or delegate power or authority to. synonyms: authorize, empower. see more.
