authorize
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au·thor·ize
(ô'thə-rīz') 
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
- To grant authority or power to.
- To give permission for; sanction: the city agency that authorizes construction projects.
- To be sufficient grounds for; justify.
[Middle English auctorisen, from Old French autoriser, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre, from Latin auctor, author. See author.]
authorizer au'thor·iz'er n.SYNONYMS authorize, accredit, commission, empower, license. These verbs mean to give someone the authority to act: authorized her partner to negotiate on her behalf; a representative who was accredited by his government; commissioned the real-estate agent to purchase the house; was empowered to make decisions during the president's absence; a pharmacist licensed to practice in two states.
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Definition: permit, allow, give power or control
Antonyms: deny, disallow, reject
West's Encyclopedia of American Law:
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Authorize
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
To empower another with the legal right to perform an action.
The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
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IN BRIEF: To give permission.
The commission had to authorize the building project.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - godkende, bemyndige, give fuldmagt
Nederlands (Dutch)
officieel goedkeuren, volmacht/ bevoegdheid verlenen, machtigen, opdragen
Français (French)
v. tr. - autoriser, approuver, mandater
Deutsch (German)
v. - genehmigen, zustimmen, ermächtigen, Vollmacht erteilen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (νομ.) εξουσιοδοτώ, (μτφ.) εγκρίνω, επισημοποιώ
Italiano (Italian)
autorizzare, approvare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - autorizar, permitir
Русский (Russian)
разрешать, санкционировать, уполномочивать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aprobar, autorizar, apoderar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - auktorisera, ge fullmakt, godkänna
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
授权给, 全权委托, 允许, 认可, 批准
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 授權給, 全權委託, 允許, 認可, 批准
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 정당하다고 인정하다, 허가하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 権限を与える, 正式に認可する, 正当と認める
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يفوض, يوكل, يرخص, يقر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הסמיך, אישר
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