Associations to the word «Authorize»

Wiktionary

AUTHORIZE, verb. (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
AUTHORIZE, verb. (transitive) To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).

Dictionary definition

AUTHORIZE, verb. Grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography".
AUTHORIZE, verb. Give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke