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1
to give official or legal power to
- only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots
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2
to give a right to
- this pass will authorize you to go backstage
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- empower,
- enable,
- enfranchise,
- license
- (also licence)
- accredit,
- certificate,
- certify,
- charter
- [British],
- ratify
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3
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
- a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards
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“Authorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorize. Accessed 27 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of authorize was in the 14th century
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