| 单词 | authorize |
| 释义 | authorize —authorizable, adj. —authorizer, n. /aw"theuh ruyz'/, v.t., authorized, authorizing. 1. to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders. 2. to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco. 3. to establish by authority or usage: an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books. 4. to afford a ground for; warrant; justify. Also, esp. Brit., authorise. [1350-1400; earlier auctorize < ML auctorizare; r. ME autorisen < MF autoriser < ML. See AUTHOR, -IZE] |
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