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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.
Authorize definition: to give authority or official power to; empower. See examples of AUTHORIZE used in a sentence.
AUTHORIZE meaning: 1. to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower 2. to permit (someone to do or be something) with.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of authorize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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]
Verb. Filter. verb. authorized, authorizes, authorizing. To grant authority or power to. American Heritage. To give official approval to or permission for. A housing project authorized by the city. Webster's New World. To give permission for (something); sanction. The city agency that authorizes construction projects. American Heritage.
to give official permission for something. be authorized to do sth. to be officially allowed to do something: Only managers are authorized to sign expense forms. authorization. noun [ U ] uk/ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən/us. (Definition of authorize from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of authorize.
