vverb.socialgive or delegate power or authority toSynset:authorize empower
Examples:- She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
Derivationally Related Form:authorizationempowerment
Hypernyms:appoint charge
Inherited Hypernyms:empowerappoint
Direct Hyponyms:entitlesanction
Full Troponyms:entitlesanction
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody with something (apply to: empower)
vverb.communicationgrant authorization or clearance forSynset:authorize clear pass
Examples:- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
Derivationally Related Form:authorizerpassclearanceauthorizationauthorisationauthoriser
Hypernyms:allow countenance let permit
Inherited Hypernyms:authorizepermitacceptreactact
Direct Hyponyms:O.K.approbateapprovecertificatecertifycommissiondeclareformaliseformalizelicencelicenseokaysanctionvalidate
Full Troponyms:accreditapprobateapprovebackcertificatecertifychampioncharterco-signcommissionconfirmcoverdeclarefranchiseguaranteeindemnifylicenseprobatereinsuresanctionsignvalidatevisa
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE