authorize

• authorise (British)
• authourize (rare)

From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor. See author about the orthography with <h>. Doublet of octroy.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/

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• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɒθəɹaɪz/, /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/
• Rhymes: -aɪz

authorize (third-person singular simple present authorizes, present participle authorizing, simple past and past participle authorized)

1. (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

   The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.

   The judge authorized the wiretapping.

   Synonym: license

   Antonym: deauthorize

• authorization, authorisation
• unauthorized, unauthorised