authorize
Use Authorize in a sentence
θəˌraɪz verb (used with object), au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing.
1.
to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
2.
to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
3.
to establish by authority or usage: an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books.
4.
to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.
Also, especially British, au·thor·ise.
Origin:
1350–1400; earlier auctorize < Medieval Latin auctōrizāre; replacing Middle English autorisen < Middle French autoriser < Medieval Latin See author, -ize
1350–1400; earlier auctorize < Medieval Latin auctōrizāre; replacing Middle English autorisen < Middle French autoriser < Medieval Latin See author, -ize
Related forms
au·thor·iz·a·ble, adjective
au·thor·iz·er, noun
de·au·thor·ize, verb (used with object), de·au·thor·ized, de·au·thor·iz·ing.
mis·au·thor·ize, verb (used with object), mis·au·thor·ized, mis·au·thor·iz·ing.
pre·au·thor·ize, verb (used with object), pre·au·thor·ized, pre·au·thor·iz·ing.
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| 1. | to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower |
| 2. | to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction: a dealer authorized by a manufacturer to retail his products |
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| authori'zation or authorise | |
| —n | |
| authori'sation or authorise | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
authorize
"give formal approval to," late 14c., from O.Fr. autoriser, from M.L. auctorizare, from auctor (see author).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
All virtue lies in a power of denying our own desires when reason does not authorize them.
Parliament will meet tomorrow to authorize a state funeral, the first held for a commoner in this century.
Because it was hidden in a bill to authorize defense spending.
Some carriers will customize it so that their phones can't install any applications other than the ones they authorize.
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