Verb
- 1. authorize, authorise, pass, clear, permit, allow, let, countenance
- usage: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
- 2. empower, authorise, authorize, appoint, charge
- usage: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
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