authorize
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authorize
- /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/ US
- /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/ US
- /ˈɒθəɹaɪz/ Canada
- /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/ Canada
- /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪz
Where it comes from
From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre, from Latin auctor.
See author about the orthography with ⟨h⟩. Doublet of octroy.
verb authorizes · authorizing · authorized · authorise · authourize
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To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.
Similar: license, permit · Opposite: ban, prohibit, deauthorize
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pass, clear, authorise, grant, permission, admit, permit, authorization, allow, permitting, empower, approve, accept, approval, sanction, commit
Translations
Every language
verb to grant power or permission
| Español | autorizar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 허가하다 heogahada |
| 日本語 | 公認する kōnin suru, 許可する kyoka suru |
| 中文 | 授權 /授权 shòuquán |
| Português | autorizar, deixar |
| Français | autoriser |
| Deutsch | autorisieren, berechtigen, befugen, ermächtigen, bevollmächtigen |
| Italiano | autorizzare |
| Русский | уполномо́чивать upolnomóčivatʹ, уполномо́чить upolnomóčitʹ, авторизо́вывать avtorizóvyvatʹ, авторизова́ть avtorizovátʹ, одобря́ть odobrjátʹ, одо́брить odóbritʹ |
| עברית | הסמיך hismíkh |
verb to permit
| 日本語 | 許可する kyoka suru |
|---|---|
| Français | autoriser |
| Deutsch | eine Erlaubnis erteilen für, eine Befugnis erteilen für |
| Italiano | autorizzare |
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title = {authorize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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