Authorize
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Authorize
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1 v. t.
To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary.
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2 v. t.
To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage.
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3 v. t.
To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
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4 v. t.
To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report.
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5 v. t.
To justify; to furnish a ground for.
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6 v. t.
To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary.
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7 v. t.
To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage.
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8 v. t.
To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
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9 v. t.
To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report.
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10 v. t.
To justify; to furnish a ground for.