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authorize
[aw-thuh-rahyz]
verb (used with object)
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.
to establish by authority or usage.
an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books.
to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.
authorize
/ ˈɔːθəˌraɪz /
verb
to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower
to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction
a dealer authorized by a manufacturer to retail his products
Other Word Forms
- authorizable adjective
- authorizer noun
- deauthorize verb (used with object)
- misauthorize verb (used with object)
- preauthorize verb (used with object)
- reauthorize verb (used with object)
- self-authorizing adjective
- authorization noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of authorize1
Example Sentences
Under the Constitution’s appropriations clause, only Congress can authorize such spending.
A person familiar with IDG Capital’s operations said it has noticed IDG Capital Vietnam misusing its name on several occasions and didn’t authorize its use.
The only member of the clique of hyperscalers to authorize new buybacks this year has been Alphabet, which said back in April that it would purchase up to $70 billion.
Daniel O'Day, Gilead Sciences' chairman and CEO, said efforts were underway to authorize distribution of the drug in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Bankruptcy Court in Houston said Monday he would authorize an examiner to oversee an investigation leading up to the company’s bankruptcy.
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