1. Grant authorization or clearance for
   "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
   - authorise [Brit], pass, clear 
2. Give or delegate power or authority to
   "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
   - empower, authorise [Brit]

Derived forms: authorized, authorizing, authorizes

See also: authorization, authorizer

Type of: allow, appoint, charge, countenance, let, permit

Encyclopedia: Authorize

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