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au·thor·ize

(ô′thə-rīz′)

tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es

1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for (something); sanction: the city agency that authorizes construction projects.

[Middle English auctorisen, from Old French autoriser, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre, from Latin auctor, author; see author.]

au′thor·iz′er n.

Synonyms: authorize, accredit, commission, empower, license
These verbs mean to give someone the authority to act: authorized her partner to negotiate on her behalf; a representative who was accredited by his government; commissioned the real-estate agent to purchase the house; was empowered to make decisions during the president's absence; a pharmacist licensed to practice in two states.

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authorize

(ˈɔːθəˌraɪz) or

authorise

vb (tr)

1. to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower

2. to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction: a dealer authorized by a manufacturer to retail his products.

ˌauthoriˈzation, ˌauthoriˈsation n

ˈauthorˌizer, ˈauthorˌiser n

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au•thor•ize

(ˈɔ θəˌraɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

1. to give authority or official power to; empower: an employee authorized to sign purchase orders.

2. to give authority or formal permission for; sanction: to authorize spending on defense.

3. to establish by authority or usage.

4. to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.

[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin]

au′thor•iz`a•ble, adj.

au′thor•iz`er, n.

authorize

Past participle: authorized
Gerund: authorizing

Imperative
authorize
authorize

Present
I authorize
you authorize
he/she/it authorizes
we authorize
you authorize
they authorize

Preterite
I authorized
you authorized
he/she/it authorized
we authorized
you authorized
they authorized

Present Continuous
I am authorizing
you are authorizing
he/she/it is authorizing
we are authorizing
you are authorizing
they are authorizing

Present Perfect
I have authorized
you have authorized
he/she/it has authorized
we have authorized
you have authorized
they have authorized

Past Continuous
I was authorizing
you were authorizing
he/she/it was authorizing
we were authorizing
you were authorizing
they were authorizing

Past Perfect
I had authorized
you had authorized
he/she/it had authorized
we had authorized
you had authorized
they had authorized

Future
I will authorize
you will authorize
he/she/it will authorize
we will authorize
you will authorize
they will authorize

Future Perfect
I will have authorized
you will have authorized
he/she/it will have authorized
we will have authorized
you will have authorized
they will have authorized

Future Continuous
I will be authorizing
you will be authorizing
he/she/it will be authorizing
we will be authorizing
you will be authorizing
they will be authorizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been authorizing
you have been authorizing
he/she/it has been authorizing
we have been authorizing
you have been authorizing
they have been authorizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been authorizing
you will have been authorizing
he/she/it will have been authorizing
we will have been authorizing
you will have been authorizing
they will have been authorizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been authorizing
you had been authorizing
he/she/it had been authorizing
we had been authorizing
you had been authorizing
they had been authorizing

Conditional
I would authorize
you would authorize
he/she/it would authorize
we would authorize
you would authorize
they would authorize

Past Conditional
I would have authorized
you would have authorized
he/she/it would have authorized
we would have authorized
you would have authorized
they would have authorized

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Verb	1.	authorize - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" authorise, clear, pass countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" approbate - approve or sanction officially certificate - authorize by certificate approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" declare - authorize payments of; "declare dividends" licence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" commission - charge with a task validate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid
	2.	authorize - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" authorise, empower entitle - give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" sanction - give authority or permission to

authorize

verb

1. empower, commission, enable, entitle, mandate, accredit, give authority to They authorized him to use force if necessary.

2. permit, allow, suffer, grant, confirm, agree to, approve, sanction, endure, license, endorse, warrant, tolerate, ratify, consent to, countenance, accredit, vouch for, give leave, give the green light for, give a blank cheque to, give authority for We are willing to authorize a police raid.
permit ban, exclude, rule out, veto, forbid, prohibit, outlaw, preclude, disallow, proscribe, debar, criminalize

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authorize

verb

1. To give authority to:

accredit, commission, empower, enable, entitle, license, qualify.

2. To give one's consent to:

allow, approbate, approve, consent, endorse, let, permit, sanction.

Informal: OK.

Translations

يُفَوِّضُ

schválitoprávnit

bemyndigegive fuldmagt tiltillade

autorisieren berechtigen

εξουσιοδοτώ

autorizar

lubamavolitama

valtuuttaa

autoriser charger approuver

ovlastitiautorizirati

meghatalmaz

veita umboî

autorizzare autorizzazione

権限を与える

권한을 주다

įgaliojimų suteikimasįgaliotileidimasleisti

pilnvarot

autoriseren

autorisere gi fullmakt akkreditere

upoważnić

autorizar

уполномочивать

oprávniť

pooblastiti

auktorisera

ให้อำนาจ

yetki vermek

ủy quyền

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authorize

[ˈɔːθəraɪz] VT (= empower) → autorizar; (= approve) → aprobar
to authorize sb to do sth → autorizar a algn a hacer algo
to be authorized to do sth → estar autorizado para hacer algo, tener autorización para hacer algo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

authorize

[ˈɔːθəraɪz] authorise (British) vt → autoriser
to authorize sb to do sth → autoriser qn à faire qch
to be authorized to do sth → être autorisé(e) à faire qch

authorize

(= empower) → berechtigen, ermächtigen, autorisieren (geh); (= delegate authority) → bevollmächtigen; to be authorized to do something (= have right) → berechtigt sein or das Recht haben, etw zu tun; he was fully authorized to do it → er war voll und ganz befugt, das zu tun; this licence (Brit) or license (US) authorizes you to drive … → dieser Führerschein berechtigt Sie zum Fahren von …

(= permit) → genehmigen; money, claim etc → genehmigen, bewilligen; translation, biography etc → autorisieren

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authorize

[ˈɔːθəraɪz] vt to authorize sth/sb (to do sth) → autorizzare qc/qn (a fare qc)

authorize,

authorise

(ˈoːθəraiz) verb

to give the power or right to do something. I authorized him to sign the documents; I authorized the payment of $100 to John Smith.

ˌauthoriˈzation, ˌauthoriˈsation noun

authorize

→ يُفَوِّضُ schválit bemyndige autorisieren εξουσιοδοτώ autorizar valtuuttaa autoriser ovlastiti autorizzare 権限を与える 권한을 주다 autoriseren autorisere upoważnić autorizar уполномочивать auktorisera ให้อำนาจ yetki vermek ủy quyền 授权

authorize

vt. autorizar, permitir.

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Then, in a move similar to that of the Anglican General Synod which deferred its decision on the blessing of same-sex unions, delegates voted 247/90 that the National Church Council initiate a "study of the theological, ecclesiological and pastoral implications of authorizing a parish-based local option to perform such blessings," for consideration at next year's National Convention in Winnipeg.