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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024au•thor•ize /ˈɔθəˌraɪz/USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. - to give authority to:[~ + object + to + verb]I am not authorized to pay you now.
- to give authority for:[~ + object]He authorized increased spending on medical research.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•thor•ize (ô′thə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. - 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.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] au′thor•ise′. - Medieval Latin. See author, -ize
- Middle French autoriser
- Medieval Latin auctōrizāre; replacing Middle English autorisen
- earlier auctorize 1350–1400
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