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authorize
au·thor·ize A0532400 (ô′thə-rīz′)tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to.2. To give permission for (something); sanction: the city agency that authorizes construction projects.
[Middle English auctorisen, from Old French autoriser, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre, from Latin auctor, author; see author.]
au′thor·iz′er n.Synonyms: authorize, accredit, commission, empower, license
These verbs mean to give someone the authority to act: authorized her partner to negotiate on her behalf; a representative who was accredited by his government; commissioned the real-estate agent to purchase the house; was empowered to make decisions during the president's absence; a pharmacist licensed to practice in two states.authorize (ˈɔːθəˌraɪz) or authorisevb (tr) 1. to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower2. to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction: a dealer authorized by a manufacturer to retail his products. ˌauthoriˈzation, ˌauthoriˈsation n ˈauthorˌizer, ˈauthorˌiser nau•thor•ize (ˈɔ θəˌraɪz)
v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. 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] au′thor•iz`a•ble, adj. au′thor•iz`er, n. authorize
Past participle: authorized
Gerund: authorizing
| Imperative |
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| authorize | | authorize |
| Present |
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| I authorize | | you authorize | | he/she/it authorizes | | we authorize | | you authorize | | they authorize |
| Preterite |
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| I authorized | | you authorized | | he/she/it authorized | | we authorized | | you authorized | | they authorized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am authorizing | | you are authorizing | | he/she/it is authorizing | | we are authorizing | | you are authorizing | | they are authorizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have authorized | | you have authorized | | he/she/it has authorized | | we have authorized | | you have authorized | | they have authorized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was authorizing | | you were authorizing | | he/she/it was authorizing | | we were authorizing | | you were authorizing | | they were authorizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had authorized | | you had authorized | | he/she/it had authorized | | we had authorized | | you had authorized | | they had authorized |
| Future |
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| I will authorize | | you will authorize | | he/she/it will authorize | | we will authorize | | you will authorize | | they will authorize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have authorized | | you will have authorized | | he/she/it will have authorized | | we will have authorized | | you will have authorized | | they will have authorized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be authorizing | | you will be authorizing | | he/she/it will be authorizing | | we will be authorizing | | you will be authorizing | | they will be authorizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been authorizing | | you have been authorizing | | he/she/it has been authorizing | | we have been authorizing | | you have been authorizing | | they have been authorizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been authorizing | | you will have been authorizing | | he/she/it will have been authorizing | | we will have been authorizing | | you will have been authorizing | | they will have been authorizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been authorizing | | you had been authorizing | | he/she/it had been authorizing | | we had been authorizing | | you had been authorizing | | they had been authorizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would authorize | | you would authorize | | he/she/it would authorize | | we would authorize | | you would authorize | | they would authorize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have authorized | | you would have authorized | | he/she/it would have authorized | | we would have authorized | | you would have authorized | | they would have authorized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  authorize - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"authorise, clear, passcountenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"approbate - approve or sanction officiallycertificate - authorize by certificateapprove, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"declare - authorize payments of; "declare dividends"licence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"commission - charge with a taskvalidate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid | | 2. |  authorize - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"authorise, empowerentitle - give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"sanction - give authority or permission to |
authorizeverb1. empower, commission, enable, entitle, mandate, accredit, give authority to They authorized him to use force if necessary.2. permit, allow, suffer, grant, confirm, agree to, approve, sanction, endure, license, endorse, warrant, tolerate, ratify, consent to, countenance, accredit, vouch for, give leave, give the green light for, give a blank cheque to, give authority for We are willing to authorize a police raid.
permit ban, exclude, rule out, veto, forbid, prohibit, outlaw, preclude, disallow, proscribe, debar, criminalizeauthorizeverb1. To give authority to:accredit, commission, empower, enable, entitle, license, qualify.2. To give one's consent to:allow, approbate, approve, consent, endorse, let, permit, sanction.Informal: OK.Translationsauthorize, authorise (ˈoːθəraiz) verb to give the power or right to do something. I authorized him to sign the documents; I authorized the payment of $100 to John Smith. 授權 授权ˌauthoriˈzation, ˌauthoriˈsation noun 授權 授权EncyclopediaSeeauthorizationMedicalSeeauthoriseAuthorize
AuthorizeTo empower another with the legal right to perform an action. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorizev. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) FinancialSeeauthorizedauthorize
Synonyms for authorizeverb empowerSynonyms- empower
- commission
- enable
- entitle
- mandate
- accredit
- give authority to
verb permitSynonyms- permit
- allow
- suffer
- grant
- confirm
- agree to
- approve
- sanction
- endure
- license
- endorse
- warrant
- tolerate
- ratify
- consent to
- countenance
- accredit
- vouch for
- give leave
- give the green light for
- give a blank cheque to
- give authority for
Antonyms- ban
- exclude
- rule out
- veto
- forbid
- prohibit
- outlaw
- preclude
- disallow
- proscribe
- debar
- criminalize
Synonyms for authorizeverb to give authority toSynonyms- accredit
- commission
- empower
- enable
- entitle
- license
- qualify
verb to give one's consent toSynonyms- allow
- approbate
- approve
- consent
- endorse
- let
- permit
- sanction
- OK
Synonyms for authorizeverb grant authorization or clearance forSynonymsRelated Words- countenance
- permit
- allow
- let
- approbate
- certificate
- approve
- O.K.
- okay
- sanction
- declare
- licence
- license
- certify
- commission
- validate
- formalise
- formalize
verb give or delegate power or authority toSynonymsRelated Words- entitle
- appoint
- charge
- sanction
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