Authorize

/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to..

Example Sentences

The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.

The judge authorized the wiretapping.

The term “Alfredian” then is not univocal; it can mean, depending on the argument, anything from Alfred setting down words by himself, to Alfred working with a little or a lot of help in writing or dictating, or to Alfred authorizing another or others to act in his name with degrees of his personal involvement varying from much to nil.

Meese arrived back at the Justice Department at 12:45 p.m. and advised Reynolds, Cooper, and Richardson that the President had authorized him to "get his arms around the Iranian initiative."

The soundingness of hearing and voicing constitute an embodied sense of presence and of memory. Voice then authorizes identities as identities authorize voice.

Synonyms for authorize

Antonyms for authorize

Related Words

Word Forms

• authorizes
• authorizing
• authorized
• authorise
• authourize

Usage Notes

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Practice and Learn More

Frequently Asked Questions