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Learn to pronounce au·thor·ize

/ˈôTHəˌrīz/
verb
give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent).
"the troops were authorized to use force"
synonyms: give permission for, permit, sanction, allow, agree to, approve, give one's consent/assent to, consent to, assent to, accede to, countenance, license, legalize, make legal, legitimize, legitimatize, ratify, endorse, validate, accredit, warrant, give the green light to, give the go-ahead for, give the OK to, OK, give the thumbs up to, approbate, give someone the authority, give someone permission, mandate, commission, empower, entitle, approved, recognized, sanctioned, commissioned, accredited, licensed, certified, warranted, official, lawful, legal, legitimate, licit

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The meaning of AUTHORIZED is endowed with authority. How to use authorized in a sentence.
To authorize is to give official approval or clearance for something. Authorizing can also delegate power to someone.
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: to give power or permission to (someone or something) Only authorized personnel [=people who have been given special permission] can enter this area.
​to give official permission for something, or for somebody to do something. authorize something I can authorize payments up to £5 000. authorize somebody ...
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To authorize means to grant authority; to empower. It may also mean to formally or officially approve. [Last updated in June of 2021 by the Wex Definitions ...
7 days ago · to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something: Who authorized this expenditure?