authorize
English
Alternative forms
- authorise (non-Oxford British English)
- authourize (rare)
Etymology
From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor. See author about the orthography with <h>. Doublet of octroy.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/
Audio (US) (file)
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɒθəɹaɪz/, /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/
- Rhymes: -aɪz
Verb
authorize (third-person singular simple present authorizes, present participle authorizing, simple past and past participle authorized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)
- (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
- Synonyms: license, permit
- Antonyms: ban, prohibit, deauthorize
- The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.
- The judge authorized the wiretapping.
Derived terms
Translations
to grant power or permission
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to permit
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