Authorize
/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/ verb
verb ·Very common ·Middle school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
"The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter."
- 2 grant authorization or clearance for wordnet
- 3 give or delegate power or authority to wordnet
Example
More examples"I cannot authorize Ken to go abroad."
Etymology
From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor. See author about the orthography with ⟨h⟩. Doublet of octroy.