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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Authorized \Au"thor*ized\, a.
     1. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized
        agent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Sanctioned by authority.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     The Authorized Version of the Bible is the English
        translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction
        of King James I. It was ``appointed to be read in
        churches,'' and has been the accepted English Bible. The
        Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Authorize \Au"thor*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Authorized; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Authorizing.] [OE. autorize, F. autoriser, fr.
     LL. auctorizare, authorisare. See Author.]
     1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give
        a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners
        to settle a boundary.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as,
        to authorize a marriage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion;
        to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to
        warrant; as, to authorize a report.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A woman's story at a winter's fire,
              Authorized by her grandam.            --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To justify; to furnish a ground for. --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To authorize one's self, to rely for authority. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Authorizing himself, for the most part, upon other
              histories.                            --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Authorize \Au"thor*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Authorized; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Authorizing.] [OE. autorize, F. autoriser, fr.
     LL. auctorizare, authorisare. See Author.]
     1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give
        a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners
        to settle a boundary.
  
     2. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as,
        to authorize a marriage.
  
     3. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion;
        to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
  
     4. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to
        warrant; as, to authorize a report.
  
              A woman's story at a winter's fire, Authorized by
              her grandam.                          --Shak.
  
     5. To justify; to furnish a ground for. --Locke.
  
     To authorize one's self, to rely for authority. [Obs.]
  
              Authorizing himself, for the most part, upon other
              histories.                            --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Authorized \Au"thor*ized\, a.
     1. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized
        agent.
  
     2. Sanctioned by authority.
  
     The Authorized Version of the Bible is the English
        translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction
        of King James I. It was ``appointed to be read in
        churches,'' and has been the accepted English Bible. The
        Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  authorized
       adj 1: endowed with authority [syn: authorised] [ant: unauthorized]
       2: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative
          communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: authoritative,
           authorised]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  authorized
     Αγγλικά a.
     εξουσιοδοτημένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  authorized
     a.
     explicitly#English<!--as opposed to tacitly--> allowed.
     alt.
     explicitly#English<!--as opposed to tacitly--> allowed.
     vb.
     (infl of en authorize  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  authorized
     a.
     explicitly#English<!--as opposed to tacitly--> allowed.
     alt.
     explicitly#English<!--as opposed to tacitly--> allowed.
     vb.
     (infl of en authorize  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  authorized
     a.
     explicitly#English<!--as opposed to tacitly--> allowed.
     alt.
     explicitly#English<!--as opposed to tacitly--> allowed.
     vb.
     (infl of en authorize  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  authorized
     a.
     explicitly#English<!--as opposed to tacitly--> allowed.
     alt.
     explicitly#English<!--as opposed to tacitly--> allowed.
     vb.
     (infl of en authorize  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  authorized
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a uthor ized)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  authorized
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en authorize ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb authorize)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Authorized /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/
  وكّل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  authorized /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/ 
  oprávněný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  authorized /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/ 
  kompetentní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  authorized /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/ 
  autorizovaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  authorized /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/
  angewiesen, beauftragt
        "President Eisenhower authorized the CIA to begin planning an invasion of Cuba."  - President Eisenhower beauftragte die CIA, mit der Planung einer Invasion von Cuba zu beginnen.
     Synonym: authorised
  
   see: authorize sb., authorise sb. to do sth., authorizing, authorising
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  authorized /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/
  ermächtigt, bevollmächtigt, autorisiert
        "Customs officers are authorized to open and inspect luggage bags."  - Zollbeamte sind ermächtigt, Gepäcksstücke zu öffnen und zu inspizieren.
     Synonyms: empowered, authorised
  
   see: empower sb., authorize sb., authorise to do sth., empowering, authorizing, authorising, authorized translation
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  authorized /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/
  genehmigt, bewilligt, autorisiert
     Synonyms: given permission, authorised
  
   see: give permission for sth., authorize sth., authorise sth., giving permission, authorizing, authorising
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  authorized //ˈɑθəɹaɪzd// //ˈɔːθəɹaɪzd// //ˈɔθəɹaɪzd// 
  auktorisoitu
  explicitly allowed

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  authorized /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/
  autoriziran, dopušten, dopušteno, odobren, ovlašten, ovlašteni

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɔθɝˌaɪzd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "authorized":
     absolute, accredited, actionable, applicable, appointed, ascendant,
     authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, chartered,
     clothed with authority, commanding, commissioned, competent,
     consequential, considerable, constitutional, controlling,
     delegated, deputized, dominant, duly constituted, eminent,
     empowered, enfranchised, entitled, ex officio, franchised,
     governing, great, hegemonic, hegemonistic, imperative, important,
     influential, judicial, juridical, just, justiciable, kosher,
     lawful, lawmaking, leading, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate,
     licensed, licit, mighty, momentous, monocratic, official, patented,
     potent, powerful, preeminent, prestigious, privileged, prominent,
     puissant, ranking, rightful, ruling, sanctioned, senior, statutory,
     substantial, superior, supreme, totalitarian, valid, warranted,
     weighty, within the law
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 经认可的,审定的,经授权的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 经认可的,审定的,经授权的

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