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   license

   /ˈlʌɪsns/

   verb

   • 1. grant a licence to: "a pub has to be licensed by the local justices"
   • ▪ authorize the use, performance, or release of (something): "the company expect that the drug will soon be licensed for use in the USA"
   • ▪ permit (someone) to do something: "he was licensed to do no more than send a message"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from licence. The spelling -se arose by analogy with pairs such as practice, practise.

   Derivatives

   • 1. licensable adjective
   • 2. licenser noun
   • 3. licensor noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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