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authorize Definition

au·thor·ize (ôt̸hər īz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

  1. to give official approval to or permission for a housing project authorized by the city
  2. to give power or authority to; empower; commission
  3. to give justification for; warrant

Etymology: ME autorisen < OFr autoriser < ML auctorizare < L auctor, author

authorize Related Forms

au·thor·iz′er noun

authorize Synonyms

authorize

v.

authorize Usage Examples

Object

  • interception: The Title III law authorizes the interception of particular criminal communications related to particular criminal offenses.
  • insurer: Had implemented carolina health insurance north state tanf sb authorizes insurers were imputed for patient comes in.
  • capital: Memorandum contains the name of the company, authorized share capital, initial members and object clause ( if any ).
  • expenditure: The Commissioners authorized an expenditure of £ 4,000 on construction of the building.
  • deployment: Therefore, I have decided not to authorize deployment of a national missile defense at this time.
  • dealer: These are genuine Microchip products, purchased from only authorized dealers in the UK.

Subject

  • owner: This article contains copyrighted material that has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.
  • vote: A loan shall not be made by a corporation to any director unless it is authorized by vote of the shareholders.

Infinitive complement

  • accept: That the Treasurer be authorized to accept a tender for the works, within available funding.
  • perform: Note: You can only see the actions that you are authorized to perform.
  • connect: There was one line for each client that is authorized to connect to using ' RSA authentication ' .
  • approve: This reviewer was the software manager, who was the only person authorized to approve a changed version for release.

Preposition: by

  • jurisdiction: A foreign corporation is a corporation authorized by any jurisdiction other than Florida, to transact business.
  • owner: This article contains copyrighted material that has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.
  • vote: A loan shall not be made by a corporation to any director unless it is authorized by vote of the shareholders.

Modifying Another Word

  • hereby: No other use of the materials and of any information incorporated therein is hereby authorized.
  • expressly: You may make no use of Materials not expressly authorized herein or by prior express written authorization from Company.
  • duly: These utterances, however, reveal Paul's conviction of being a legitimate, duly authorized apostle.
  • specifically: But Congress would still have to specifically authorize actual development of such weapons.
  • legally: National governments still wield tremendous leverage both on the territories they govern and as the only legally authorized participants in international deliberations.