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authorize

/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/verb3 syllables

Authorize means: grant authorization or clearance for.

Synonyms for authorize6

verb, as in grant authorization or clearance for

authorise, pass, clear

verb, as in give or delegate power or authority to

empower, authorise

also used for authorize

license, permit

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does authorize mean?2

verb

1

grant authorization or clearance for“Clear the manuscript for publication”

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Authorize in a sentence

  • We authorize the workers to take company cars home.Amastan
  • You authorize your workers to smoke in the office.Amastan
  • You authorize your children to watch bad movies.Amastan
  • They authorize their children to play with dirt.Amastan
  • Would you authorize me to record this conversation?marcelostockle
  • Thank you for authorizing me to leave before time.Amastan
  • I authorize my workers to leave early.Amastan
  • They authorize Muslim workers to leave early in Ramadan.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of authorize

as a verb

past tense
authorized
present participle
authorizing
third-person singular
authorizes
past participle
authorized