Canadian English Meaning of authorize

authorize

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Definitions and Meaning of authorize in English

Wordnet

authorize (v)

grant authorization or clearance for

give or delegate power or authority to

Webster

authorize (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.

To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage.

To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.

To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report.

To justify; to furnish a ground for.

FAQs About the word authorize

authorize

grant authorization or clearance for, give or delegate power or authority toTo clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empowe

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deny,disallow,discourage,disqualify,exclude,hinder,impede,inhibit,prevent,prohibit

authorization => authorization, authorizable => authorisable, authority figure => Authority figure, authority => authority, authorities => authorities,