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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
If only the global community would rectify this error, the council could authorize a peacekeeping operation to drive Russia out of Ukraine.
Supreme Court could intervene and curb the president’s power to authorize tariffs.
Republicans maintained that the president should have full authority as commander in chief to authorize any necessary action.
If approved, Tesla’s proposal would authorize a 10-year compensation package that would give Musk, the company’s chief executive, more than 423 million shares as long as he achieves a series of goals.
Standard procedure was that two officers needed to authorize the firing of the weapon—the captain and the boat’s political officer, a representative of the Soviet government.
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