Verb: authorize 'o-thu,rIz
- Grant authorization or clearance for
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography";
- authorise [Brit], pass, clear
- Give or delegate power or authority to
"She authorized her assistant to sign the papers";
- empower, authorise [Brit]
Derived forms: authorizing, authorizes, authorized
Type of: allow, appoint, charge, countenance, let, permit
Encyclopedia: Authorize