authorize (redirected from authorises)

au·thor·ize  (ôth-rz)

tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es

1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction: the city agency that authorizes construction projects.

3. To be sufficient grounds for; justify.

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[Middle English auctorisen, from Old French autoriser, from Medieval Latin auctrizre, from Latin auctor, author; see author.]

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author·izer 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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authorize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised

1. to give authority to

2. to give official permission for

authorization
-isation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	authorize - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" authorise, clear, pass countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" approbate - approve or sanction officially certificate - authorize by certificate approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" declare - authorize payments of; "declare dividends" licence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" commission - charge with a task validate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid
	2.	authorize - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" authorise, empower entitle - give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" sanction - give authority or permission to

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authorize

verb 1. empower, commission, enable, entitle, mandate, accredit, give authority to

verb 2. permit, allow, suffer, grant, confirm, agree to, approve, sanction, endure, license, endorse, warrant, tolerate, ratify, consent to, countenance, accredit, vouch for, give leave, give the green light for, give a blank cheque to, give authority for << OPPOSITE forbid

Translations

authorize [ˈɔːθəraɪz] vt → autorizar

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authorize [ˈɔːθəraɪz] vt → autoriser

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authorize [ˈɔːθəraɪz] vt → genehmigen;

to authorize sb to do sth → jdn ermächtigen, etw zu tun

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authorize [ˈɔːθəraɪz] vt → autorizzare

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authorize

v authorize, authorise [ˈoːθəraiz]

to give the power or right to do something I authorized him to sign the documents; I authorized the payment of $100 to John Smith. magtig يُفَوِّض، يَمْنَح سُلْطَه упълномощавам oprávnit, schválit bemyndige; tillade; give fuldmagt til bevollmächtigen, genehmigen εξουσιοδοτώ autorizar volitama اختیار دادن؛ تصویب کردن valtuuttaa autoriser לְהַסמִיך, לְייַפּוֹת כּוֹח अधिकार देना ovlastiti meghatalmaz memberi kuasa veita umboð autorizzare 権限を与える 권한을 주다 įgalioti, pavesti, leisti (ką nors daryti) pilnvarot memberikan kebenaran machtigen autorisere, gi fullmakt; akkreditere upoważnać autorizar a auto­riza уполномочивать oprávniť; povoliť (platbu) pooblastiti, odobriti ovlastiti auktorisera, bemyndiga ให้อำนาจ; มอบอำนาจ yetki vermek 授權 уповноважувати; доручати اختیار دینا ، اجازت دینا uỷ quyền 授权

n authoriˈzation, ˌauthoriˈsation

magtiging تَفْويض، تَرخيص، إجازَه право oprávnění, zmocnění bemyndigelse;tilladelse; fuldmagt die Bevollmächtigung; die Genehmingung εξουσιοδότηση autorización volitus اختیار؛ اجازه valtuutus autorisation אִישׁוּר, הַרשָאָה प्राधिकरण ovlastiti fel-/meghatalmazás pemberian kuasa umboð, leyfi autorizzazione 認可 권한 부여, 공인 įgaliojimų suteikimas, įgaliojimas, leidimas pilnvarošana kebenaran machtiging autorisasjon, fullmakt; akkreditering upoważnienie autorização auto­ri­zaţie уполномочивание splnomocnenie dovoljenje ovlašćenje bemyndigande การอนุญาต; เอกสารมอบอำนาจ yetki 授權 уповноваження; доручення اختیار ، اجازت sự uỷ quyền 授权