authorize
(verb)
verb
1. grant authorization or clearance for
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
Similar word(s): authorise, clear, pass
Definition categories: communication, allow, countenance, let, permit
2. give or delegate power or authority to
- She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
Similar word(s): authorise, empower
Definition categories: social, appoint, charge
Sentences with authorize as a verb:
- The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.
- The judge authorized the wiretapping.