authorize
verb (used with object)
to give authority or official power to; empower.
authorise
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a variation of
authorize.
Example Sentences
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"I have to wonder if they even have Google Maps at the prefecture when they authorise routes like this."
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Smith, the premier, decided earlier this year she would authorise a vote.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She was contacted by a law firm but was not provided with a draft of the lawsuit containing her allegations and did not authorise it before it was filed in October 2024, she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Tehran can authorise some ships to leave the Gulf or enter it via the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Having themselves no power to lend, they authorise the Librarian to lend if he chooses.
From Remarks on the practice and policy of lending Bodleian printed books and manuscripts by Henry W. Chandler
