Authorize Meaning
/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
Sentence Examples
I cannot authorize Ken to go abroad.
I authorize my workers to leave early.
I can authorize payments up to £5 000.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The city council voted to ____ the construction of a new bridge.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The bank will only ____ the transfer after verifying your whole identity.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre, from Latin auctor. See author about the orthography with ⟨h⟩. Doublet of octroy.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The term “Alfredian” then is not univocal; it can mean, depending on the argument, anything from Alfred setting down words by himself, to Alfred working with a little or a lot of help in writing or dictating, or to Alfred authorizing another or others to act in his name with degrees of his personal involvement varying from much to nil."
— 1986, Paul E. Szarmach, “Introduction”, in Studies in Earlier Old English Prose, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 2:
"Meese arrived back at the Justice Department at 12:45 p.m. and advised Reynolds, Cooper, and Richardson that the President had authorized him to "get his arms around the Iranian initiative.""
— 1995, Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye, Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair, →ISBN, page 305:
"The soundingness of hearing and voicing constitute an embodied sense of presence and of memory. Voice then authorizes identities as identities authorize voice."
— 2007, Patricia Kruth, Henry Stobart, Sound, page 184:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The city council voted to ____ the construction of a new bridge.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The bank will only ____ the transfer after verifying your whole identity.