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authorize
  1. (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
  2. (transitive) To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
  3. Synonyms:
      4. commission, empower, enable, entitle, accredit, qualify, certify, charter, licence, license, mandate, privilege, vest, warrant, invest, give authority, give authority to, give permission, give someone the authority, give the go-ahead, give the word, say the word, give the green light, sanction, delegate, permit, charge, appoint, entrust, deputize, deputise, ordain, allow, install, endow, consign, grant, depute, capacitate, instal, swear in, nominate, inaugurate, elect, select, induct, approve, assign, instate, designate … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “We would not expect that any administrative office would authorize him to drive his car out there and back.”
      “We do not collect private information from you unless you authorize such an act by willingly giving us your information when it is requested.”
      “The plaintiffs did not authorize many specific transactions but were aware of them after the fact.”
authorise
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Fisheries regulations allow kaitiaki to authorise the gathering of fish in quantities and sizes which may normally breach fisheries legislation.”
      “Did the Melbourne City Link Act authorise resumptions, or was that done under some other legislation?”
      “It did not authorise the giving of a notice to a person who was already a defendant in penalty proceedings instituted by the Commission.”
authorised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authorized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of authorize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. allowed, granted, approved, gave, licensed, sanctioned, countenanced, assumed, bestowed, presented, legalized, legitimated, legitimatized, authorised, legalised, licenced, ratified, warranted, accredited, OKed, confirmed, approbated, cleared, formalized, finalized, okayed, homologated, finalised, formalised, let, permitted, endorsed, validated, consented, legitimized, put the seal of approval on, made legal, vouched for, consented to, legitimised, suffered, guaranteed, letten, leet, agreed, gave permission for, agreed to, given permission for, given the go-ahead for, endured … more
authourize
  1. Obsolete spelling of authorize
authorises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. commissions, empowers, enables, entitles, accredits, qualifies, certifies, charters, licences, licenses, mandates, privileges, vests, warrants, invests, gives authority, gives authority to, gives permission, gives someone the authority, gives the go-ahead, gives the word, says the word, gives the green light, sanctions, installs, inducts, ordains, inaugurates, instates, initiates, enthrones, crowns, honours, establishes, honors, instals, swears in, permits, meets the requirements, anoints, seats, consecrates, baptizes, charges, provides, adopts, bequeaths, dignifies, baptises, admits to office … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The Surveillance Devices Act authorises Federal and state police to obtain warrants to plant back doors or keylogging on the PCs of suspects.”
      “Five nuclear powers dominate the UN's security council, which authorises military action against other countries.”
      “It is at the point where construction is necessary that we find out whether Chapter III entrenches on what the language otherwise authorises.”
authorizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. commissions, empowers, enables, entitles, accredits, qualifies, certifies, charters, licences, licenses, mandates, privileges, vests, warrants, invests, gives authority, gives authority to, gives permission, gives someone the authority, gives the go-ahead, gives the word, says the word, gives the green light, sanctions, permits, allows, grants, lets, approves, OKs, endorses, gives the go-ahead to, agrees to, gives permission to, okays, countenances, capacitates, gives the green light to, franchises, gives power to, grants the right to, consents, gives the thumbs up to, consents to, legalizes, enfranchises, endows, validates, passes, suffers … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The commander, executive officer, or platoon leader authorizes the vehicle or equipment to be parked or stored.”
      “It authorizes the court to issue an order, backed by civil and criminal sanctions, for a monthly allowance.”
      “Second, the text of the statute authorizes the library to disable a filter.”
authorizing
  1. present participle of authorize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. commissioning, empowering, enabling, entitling, accrediting, qualifying, certifying, chartering, licencing, licensing, mandating, privileging, vesting, warranting, investing, giving authority, giving authority to, giving permission, giving someone the authority, giving the go-ahead, giving the word, saying the word, giving the green light, sanctioning, permitting, allowing, granting, letting, approving, OKing, endorsing, giving the go-ahead to, agreeing to, giving permission to, okaying, countenancing, capacitating, giving the green light to, franchising, giving power to, granting the right to, consenting, giving the thumbs up to, consenting to, legalizing, enfranchising, endowing, validating, passing, suffering … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The police then use that knowledge to get a warrant authorizing them to search a physical place for evidence of the crime.”
      “They seemed satisfied with that and Reed personally signed the order authorizing my immediate liquidation.”
      “Intrinsic to the notion of divine love is its authorizing creation to strive experimentally for a genuine independence vis-a-vis its creator.”
authorising
  1. present participle of authorise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. commissioning, empowering, enabling, entitling, accrediting, qualifying, certifying, chartering, licencing, licensing, mandating, privileging, vesting, warranting, investing, giving authority, giving authority to, giving permission, giving someone the authority, giving the go-ahead, giving the word, saying the word, giving the green light, installing, sanctioning, inducting, ordaining, inaugurating, instating, initiating, enthroning, crowning, honouring, establishing, honoring, swearing in, permitting, meeting the requirements, anointing, seating, consecrating, baptizing, charging, providing, adopting, bequeathing, baptising, admitting to office, dignifying, festooning … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This was designed to help smooth the way for a second UN resolution authorising war in Iraq.”
      “The previous government had already issued an order authorising its demolition.”
      “Adnan said the defence team had visited Amrozi in jail today and he signed a document authorising them to appeal the conviction and sentence.”
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