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   Au·thor·ize

   /ˈôTHəˌrīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent): "the government authorized further aircraft production" Similar give permission forpermitsanctionallowagree toapprovegive one's consent/assent toconsent toassent toaccede tocountenancelicenselegalizemake legallegitimizelegitimatizeratifyendorsevalidateaccreditwarrantinformal:give the green light togive the go-ahead forgive the OK toOKgive the thumbs up torare:approbategive someone the authoritygive someone permissionmandatecommissionempowerentitleOpposite forbidveto

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French autoriser, from medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor ‘originator, promoter’ (see author).

   Scrabble Points: 21

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