au·thor·ize (ô th -r z )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. [Middle English auctorisen, from Old French autoriser, from Medieval Latin auct  riz re, from Latin auctor, author; see author.]au thor·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. |
authorize, authorise [ˈɔːθəˌraɪz]
vb (tr)
1. to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower
2. to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction a dealer authorized by a manufacturer to retail his products
authorization , authorisation n
authorizer , authoriser n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  authorize - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"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 declare - authorize payments of; "declare dividends" commission - charge with a task |
| 2. |  authorize - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"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 |
authorize
verb
1. empower, commission, enable, entitle, mandate, accredit, give authority to They authorized him to use force if necessary.
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 We are willing to authorize a police raid.
permit ban, exclude, rule out, veto, forbid, prohibit, outlaw, preclude, disallow, proscribe, debar, criminalize
permit ban, exclude, rule out, veto, forbid, prohibit, outlaw, preclude, disallow, proscribe, debar, criminalize
Translations
authorize [ˈɔːθəraɪz] VT (= empower) → autorizar; (= approve) → aprobar
to authorize sb to do sth → autorizar a algn a hacer algo
to be authorized to do sth → estar autorizado para hacer algo, tener autorización para hacer algo
to authorize sb to do sth → autorizar a algn a hacer algo
to be authorized to do sth → estar autorizado para hacer algo, tener autorización para hacer algo
authorize [ˈɔːθəraɪz] authorise (British) vt → autoriser
to authorize sb to do sth → autoriser qn à faire qch
to be authorized to do sth → être autorisé(e) à faire qch
to authorize sb to do sth → autoriser qn à faire qch
to be authorized to do sth → être autorisé(e) à faire qch
authorize
vt
(= empower) → berechtigen, ermächtigen, autorisieren (geh); (= delegate authority) → bevollmächtigen; to be authorized to do something (= have right) → berechtigt sein or das Recht haben, etw zu tun; he was fully authorized to do it → er war voll und ganz befugt, das zu tun; this licence (Brit) or license (US) authorizes you to drive … → dieser Führerschein berechtigt Sie zum Fahren von …
(= permit) → genehmigen; money, claim etc → genehmigen, bewilligen; translation, biography etc → autorisieren
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 인가하다 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
authorize → يُفَوض zmocnit bemyndige autorisieren εξουσιοδοτώ autorizar valtuuttaa autoriser ovlastiti autorizzare 権限を与える 권한을 주다 autoriseren autorisere upoważnić autorizar уполномочивать auktorisera ให้อำนาจ yetki vermek uỷ quyền 授权
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