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