authorize
pronunciation
How to pronounce authorize in British English:
UK [ˈɔːθəraɪz]
How to pronounce authorize in American English:
US [ˈɔːθəraɪz]
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- Verb:
- grant authorization or clearance for
- give or delegate power or authority to
Word Origin
- authorize (v.)
- "give formal approval to," late 14c., autorisen, from Old French autoriser "authorize, give authority to" (12c.), from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor (see author (n.)). Modern spelling from 16c. Related: Authorized; authorizing.
Example
- 1. Mr. obama should authorize them to fly again under nato command .
- 2. The premier in any case lacked the votes in parliament to authorize a referendum , political analysts said .
- 3. The sale of opel would be gm 's decision , but the government would have to authorize any state-guaranteed loans .
- 4. My initial reaction was that this must be coordinated attack by one of the third-party applications that users authorize .
- 5. President bush is again urging congress to authorize expanded domestic oil drilling in order to combat record-high gasoline prices .