VDict - Definition of authorize

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authorize

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Verb

give or delegate power or authority to
- She authorized her assistant to sign the papers

grant authorization or clearance for
- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography

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Synonyms:
empower authorise pass clear

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "authorize":
authoress authorise authorize
Words contain "authorize":
authorize authorized authorized shares authorized stock authorized version authorizer unauthorized unauthorized absence
Words contain "authorize" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
chief financial officer cfo appropriation bill authorize certificate certify licence license declare

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