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- pronunciation:
- aw
th
raIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
authorizes, authorizing, authorized |
| definition 1: |
to give authority or permission to; grant power to.
The child's mother authorized the surgeon to perform the operation.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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The lieutenant governor is not authorized to make these kinds of decisions.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- empower
- antonyms:
- prohibit
- similar words:
- accredit, allow, commission, delegate, enable, entitle, license, mandate, ordain, privilege, sanction, warrant
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| definition 2: |
to grant permission for; approve.
The mayor authorized a parade through the downtown area.- synonyms:
- allow, approve, permit
- antonyms:
- forbid, prohibit, proscribe
- similar words:
- accredit, clear, endorse, license, mandate, privilege, ratify, sanction
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| related words: |
accredit, appoint, assign, certificate, charge, command, confirm, enact, justify, let, pass, suffer, sustain, validate |
adverb + (v.)authorize
explicitly, expressly, formally, legally, personally, properly, specifically
(v.)authorize
+ adverb
publicly
(v.)authorize
+ noun
action,
agency,
appropriation,
arrest,
attorney,
bond,
commission,
consent,
construction,
creation,
deployment,
detention,
dollar,
emergency,
establishment,
expansion,
expenditure,
force,
fund,
funding,
grant,
inquiry,
interrogation,
invasion,
issuance,
killing,
launch,
payment,
permission,
punishment,
purchase,
release,
sale,
search,
shipment,
spending,
sterilization,
strike,
subpoena,
surveillance,
take,
taking,
torture,
transaction,
transfer,
tribunal,
use,
wiretap
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