Thesaurus: authorize

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1. v. t. 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. v. t. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage.
3. v. t. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
4. v. t. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report.
5. v. t. To justify; to furnish a ground for.
6. v. grant authorization or clearance for
7. v. give or delegate power or authority to
8. 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.
9. v:100 v. grant authorization or clearance for