authorise

Verb
Synonyms: empowerauthorizepassclear

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)authorised

  1. give or delegate power or authority to“She authorized her assistant to sign the papers”Synonyms: empowerauthorizeMore general appoint, chargeMore specific entitle, sanction
  2. grant authorization or clearance for“Clear the manuscript for publication”“The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography”Synonyms: authorizepassclearMore general permit, allowMore specific approve, license, validate, declare, commission, approbate, certificate

Related words authorisation noun, authoriser noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

authorise verb

1. grant authorization or clearance for. Same as authorize. Syn. — authorize, pass, clear, permit officially.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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