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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
au•thor•ize /ˈɔθəˌraɪz/USA pronunciation   v., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to give authority to:[+ object + to + verb]I am not authorized to pay you now.
  2. to give authority for:[+ object]He authorized increased spending on medical research.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
au•thor•ize  thə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to give authority or official power to;
    empower:to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
  2. to give authority for;
    formally sanction (an act or proceeding):Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
  3. to establish by authority or usage:an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books.
  4. to afford a ground for;
    warrant;
    justify.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] author•ise′. 
  • Medieval Latin. See author, -ize
  • Middle French autoriser
  • Medieval Latin auctōrizāre; replacing Middle English autorisen
  • earlier auctorize 1350–1400
author•iz′a•ble, adj. 
author•iz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
authorize, authorise /ˈɔːθəˌraɪz/ vb (transitive)
  1. to confer authority upon (someone to do something); empower
  2. to permit (someone to do or be something) with official sanction
ˌauthoriˈzation, ˌauthoriˈsation n
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