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authorize
[ aw-thuh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
authorize
/ ˈɔːθəˌɪ /
verb
- to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower
- to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction
a dealer authorized by a manufacturer to retail his products
Derived Forms
- ˌܳٳǰˈپDz, noun
- ˈܳٳǰˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- tǰ·a· adjective
- tǰ·e noun
- ·tǰ· verb (used with object) deauthorized deauthorizing
- ·tǰ· verb (used with object) misauthorized misauthorizing
- ·tǰ· verb (used with object) preauthorized preauthorizing
- ·tǰ· verb (used with object) reauthorized reauthorizing
- -tǰ·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of authorize1
Example Sentences
Although being a member of foreign crime gang can be grounds for deportation, it is not a crime in itself that would authorize sending Abrego Garcia to state or federal prison in the United States.
One promising solution is to authorize the more widely available Speech-Language Pathologists — who number 180,800 in the U.S. — to conduct autism evaluations.
In other words, there would first need to be legislation passed by Congress to authorize another stimulus check, something that currently isn't on the horizon.
The Justice Deprtment meanwhile drafted secret internal justifications, later widely dubbed the “torture memos,” authorizing harsh interrogation techniques.
"The Law does not authorize mass or random surveillance. Any interception or data request requires a court-issued warrant," it said.
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