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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.
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     5. To justify; to furnish a ground for. --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To authorize one's self, to rely for authority. [Obs.]
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              Authorizing himself, for the most part, upon other
              histories.                            --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  authorize
       v 1: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript
            for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this
            slanderous biography" [syn: authorise, pass, clear]
       2: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her
          assistant to sign the papers" [syn: empower, authorise]

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

  authorize
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εγκρίνω

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

  authorize
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power
  necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

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

  authorize
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power
  necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

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

  authorize
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power
  necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

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

  authorize
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power
  necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

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

  authorize
     Englanti vb.
     1 valtuuttaa
     2 hyväksyä, vahvistaa
     3 oikeuttaa

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

  authorize
     Engelska vb.
     auktorisera; ge tillstånd för

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

  Authorize /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/
  وكّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  authorize //ˈɑθəɹaɪz// //ˈɒθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔːθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔθəɹaɪz// 
  одобрявам, разрешавам, упълномощавам
  to grant power or permission

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

  authorize /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/ 
  oprávnit

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

  authorize /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/ 
  zmocnit

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

  authorize /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/
  schválit

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

  authorize /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/
  autorizovat

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

  authorize //ˈɑθəɹaɪz// //ˈɒθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔːθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔθəɹaɪz// 
  1. antaa lupa, valtuuttaa
  to grant power or permission
  2. antaa lupa, myöntää lupa, sallia
  to permit

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  authorize /ɔːθəraiz/
  autoriser

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  authorize /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/ 
  1. अधिकार~देना
        "Ram authorized him to handle his business."
        "राम ने उसे अपना व्यापार संभालने का अधिकार दिया."
  2. अधिकृत~होना
        "Has this visit been authorized ?"

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

  authorize /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/
  objasniti, odobriti, opunomoćiti, ovlastiti, pravdati

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  authorize //ˈɑθəɹaɪz// //ˈɒθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔːθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔθəɹaɪz// 
  許可
  to grant power or permission

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  authorize //ˈɑθəɹaɪz// //ˈɒθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔːθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔθəɹaɪz// 
  bemyndige, gi fullmakt
  to grant power or permission

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  authorize /ˈɔ:θəraɪz/ 
   1.  zatwierdzać
   2.  upoważniać
   3.  be authorized (be V: :authorized)
   - mieć prawo

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  authorize /ɔːθəraiz/
  autorizar, habilitar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  authorize //ˈɑθəɹaɪz// //ˈɒθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔːθəɹaɪz// //ˈɔθəɹaɪz// 
  auktorisera, bemyndiga, befullmäktiga
  to grant power or permission

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  authorize /ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/
  1. yetki vermek, saIâhiyet vermek
  2. yetkili olarak kurmak
  3. izin vermek
  4. ruhsat vermek
  5. müsaade etmek
  6. caiz görmek
  7. teyit etmek, tasdik etmek. Authorized Version Kitabı Mukaddes'in 1611'de yapılan ingilizce tercümesi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɔθɝˌaɪz/

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

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "authorize":
     OK, accept, accredit, affirm, allow, amen, appoint, approve, arm,
     assign, authenticate, autograph, certificate, certify, charge,
     charter, clothe, clothe with power, commission, commit, confirm,
     consent to, consign, constitute, cosign, countenance, countersign,
     declare lawful, decree, delegate, demand, depute, deputize, detach,
     detail, devolute, devolve, devolve upon, dictate, empower, enable,
     enact, endorse, endow, endue, enfranchise, entitle, entrust,
     establish, formulate, franchise, give in charge, give leave,
     give official sanction, give permission, give power,
     give the go-ahead, give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, impose,
     initial, invest, lay down, legalize, legislate, legitimate,
     legitimatize, legitimize, license, make a regulation, make legal,
     make obligatory, mission, notarize, okay, ordain, pass, pass on,
     pass upon, patent, permit, post, prescribe, privilege,
     put in force, ratify, regulate, require, rubber stamp, sanction,
     say amen to, seal, second, send out, set, sign, sign and seal,
     subscribe to, support, swear and affirm, swear to, transfer,
     undersign, underwrite, validate, visa, vise, warrant
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 授权与,批准,委托代替;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 授权与,批准,委托代替

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