Authorize

Definition: Authorize

Authorize

Verb

1. Grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "authorize" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Note: Authorize \Au"thor*ize\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Authorized; present participle verb or noun Authorizing.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Authorize

Authority

Verb: authorize; (permit); warrant; (right); dictate; (order).

Commission

Verb: commission, delegate, depute; consign, assign; charge; intrust, entrust; commit, commit to the hands of; authorize; (permit).

Dueness

Give a right, confer a right; entitle; authorize; sanctify, legalize, ordain, prescribe, allot.

Permission

Grant, empower, charter, enfranchise, privilege, confer a privilege, license, authorize, warrant; sanction; intrust; (commission).

Crosswords: Authorize

Books

• Anti-Recession Infrastructure Jobs Act of 1992 : hearings before the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, on H.R. 4175, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants t (reference)

• Authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into challenge cost-share agreements : hearing before the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second sess (reference)

• Indian Environmental Consolidated Grant Program Act : hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, on S. 668, to authorize consolidated grants to Indian tribes to regulate environ (reference)

• Proposed legislation to authorize emergency assistance for refugees and displaced persons in and around Iraq : hearing and markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, April 23, 1991 (reference)

• The Water Research Act of 1991 : hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session on S. 481, a bill to authorize research into the desalting of water and water reuse, July 23, 1 (reference)

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Shown is page 2 of the newspaper Washington Post on August 6, 1937 just after President Roosevelt signed a bill to authorize the erection of the National Cancer Institute, with Dr. Carl Voegtlin as the Chief. Shown are photos of Drs. Carl Voegtlin, R. H. Fitch, Herbert Kaher and Thomas Parran (Surgeon General). Shown is "'Conquer Cancer' Adopted as Battle Cry of the Public Health Service.". Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Extension of the Cancer Program. On July 23, 1974 an Act was signed "to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the National Cancer Program and to authorize appropriations for such program for the next three fiscal years". See also ar000167. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

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The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions: for men being all the workmanship of one omnipotent, and infinitely wise maker; all the servants of one sovereign master, sent into the world by his order, and about his business; they are his property, whose workmanship they are, made to last during his, not one another's pleasure: and being furnished with like faculties, sharing all in one community of nature, there cannot be supposed any such subordination among us, that may authorize us to destroy one another, as if we were made for one another's uses, as the inferior ranks of creatures are for our's. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Some programs may introduce various procedures to reduce the use of specialists, such as waiting lists for a restricted panel of specialists, requiring a formal referral from the patient's primary care physician, or having some form of case manager authorize the visit. (references)

Business

After three successful consecutive three-year periods, the Professional Councils may authorize the permanent practice. (references)

Article 10 provides that at the request of a private company, the Professional Councils may authorize practice by foreign professionals working for that company. (references)

Moreover, many of these assemblers are likely to authorize former dealers of other makes who have existing facilities that require some modifications and upgrades. (references)

Civil Liberties

Morocco

Parliament must authorize any changes to those laws. (references)

India

Private FM radio station ownership was legalized during 2000, but licenses only authorize entertainment and educational content. (references)

Iran

In particular, Sunnis cite the lack of a Sunni mosque in Tehran and claim that authorities refuse to authorize construction of a Sunni place of worship in the capital. (references)

Economic History

Chile

Chile's copyright law grants recording companies the right to authorize the use of a work for 50 years. (references)

Tanzania

There are no laws or regulations in Tanzania that authorize private firms to adopt restrictive measures on foreign participation in their firms. (references)

France

The Council of State might authorize foreign companies incorporated in an OECD country to provide statements in English and a short summary in French. (references)

Human Rights

Dominican Republic

Otherwise, judges must authorize arrests and issue search warrants. (references)

Spain

A judge may authorize incommunicado detention for terrorism suspects. (references)

Turkey

If delay may cause harm to a case, prosecutors may authorize a search. (references)

Political Economy

FINLAND

However, in order for the deal to be finalized, the Finnish parliament must authorize the state to sell all of its holdings in Kemira. (references)

TUNISIA

For on-shore companies within the services' sector (defined as those with more than 20 percent of output destined for the Tunisian market), the government must authorize any foreign capital share of more than 49 percent. (references)

PHILIPPINES

Foreign ownership of 30 percent is allowed for advertising agencies, while 40 percent foreign participation is allowed in natural resource extraction (the president may authorize 100 percent foreign ownership), educational institutions, express delivery, public utilities (including telecommunications, shipping, and shipyard operation, for example), commercial deep sea fishing, government procurement contracts, rice and corn processing (after 30 years of operation, before which time 100 percent foreign participation is allowed), and ownership of private lands. (references)

Political Rights

China

Nonetheless, most committees have the authority to mediate disputes between villagers, improve public order, and authorize small expenditures. (references)

Morocco

Constitutional changes in 1992, retained in the Constitution of 1996, authorize the Prime Minister to nominate all government ministers, but the King may nominate ministers himself and has the power to replace any minister at will. (references)

Trade

Morocco

Customs may authorize entry of goods on an individual basis. (references)

Travel

Liberia

For persons who are traveling from countries that do not have a Liberian embassy or consulate, an airport entry visa may be obtained, but the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization must authorize the visa in advance of arrival. (references)

Worker Rights

Kenya

Both the Trade Disputes Act and the charter authorize collective bargaining between unions and employers. (references)

Togo

Sometimes parents sell their children to traffickers for bicycles, radios, or clothing, and authorize the transfer of their children. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "authorize": authorize smb. to do smth. ♦ To authorize one's self. Additional references.

Albanian

autorizoj (authorise, commission, empower, license, warrant), sanksionoj (authorise, ratify), ngarkoj zyrtarisht (authorise), lejoj (admit, allow, authorise, let, license, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate), i jap të drejtën për (authorise). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فوض (accredit, authorise, commission, delegate, deputize, empower, entrust), ‏مد بسلطة (authorise), ‏وكل (authorise, empower), ‏سمح (allow, allowed, authorise, go ahead, let, permit, pliable, see, suffer, warrant), ‏خول (authorise, enable, immoral, libidinous, qualify, vest), ‏أقر ب (authorise, confess, pass), ‏رخص (authorise, be cheap, cheapen, cheapness, clear, permit). (various references)

Bulgarian 

узаконявам (authorise, legalise, legalize, legitimate, regularize, validate, warrant), упълномощавам (accredit, authorise, commission, delegate, empower, enable, entitle, warrant), санкционирам (approbate, authorise, sanctify, sanction), разрешавам (allow, authorise, determine, knit up, let, licence, license, pass, permit, provide for, resolve, sanction, suffer), възлагам на (authorise, charge), оправдавам (acquit, authorise, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, fulfill, justify, legitimate, purge, sanctify, vindicate, warrant), одобрявам (approbate, approve, assent, authorise, confirm, endorse, okay, pass, salute, sanctify, sanction, seal, subscribe to, support, sympathize, uphold), натоварвам (authorise, freight, load, saddle, truck, weight, weight down), авторизирам (authorise), поръчвам на (authorise, place an order with), позволявам (admit, allow, authorise, enable, have, let, licence, license, permit, see, suffer). (various references)

Chinese 

批准 (Approve, Approved, Approving, authorise, authorised, Authorized, Authorizing, ratification, ratified, ratify, Ratifying). (various references)

Czech

autorizovat, zmocnit (commission, empower, enable), schválit (approbate, commend, ok, okay, pass, ratify, sanction, validate, vote), povolit (allow, ease away, ease off, fail, give, give in, grant, permit, relent, sanction, slacken, yield), povìřit (accredit, commission, entrust), oprávnit (justify, qualify, warrant). (various references)

Danish

godkende udgifter (to authorize expenditure), godkende bevillinger (to authorize appropriations), give bevillinger (to authorize appropriations), fastlægge indtægter og godkende udgifter (and authorize, revenue and expenditure, to set out forecasts of), fastlægge indtægter og bevilge udgifter (and authorize, revenue and expenditure, to set out forecasts of). (various references)

Dutch

volmachtigen, machtigen, autoriseren. (various references)

Esperanto

rajtigi. (various references)

Farsi 

تصویب کردن (Allow, Approve, Okay, Pass, Ratify, Resolute), اختیاردادن (Accredit, Empower, Enable), اجازه دادن (Allow, Let, Permit). (various references)

Finnish

valtuuttaa (empower). (various references)

French

autoriser. (various references)

German

ermächtigen (capacitate, empower, enable, legitimating, to capacitate), berechtigen (enable, entitle, justify, qualify), bevollmächtigen (empower, to empower). (various references)

Greek 

εγκρίνω (approve, approve of, authorise, confirm, endorse, okay, sanction), εξουσιοδοτώ (accredit, authorise, delegate, depute, empower, entitle, warrant). (various references)

Hebrew 

ליפות כח (authorise, delegate, empower), ל�"סמיך (associate, authorise, commission, empower, qualify). (various references)

Hungarian

meghatalmaz (authorise, empower, to authorise, to authorize, to delegate, to empower), felhatalmaz (authorise, depute, empower, enable, entitle, licence, license, to authorise, to authorize, to depute, to empower), engedélyez (allow, authorise, charter, countenance, grant, permit, to allow an item of expenditure, to assign, to authorise, to authorize, to grant, to licence, to license, to permit). (various references)

Indonesian

menguasakan (accredit, empower someone), menghalalkan. (various references)

Italian

autorizzare (authorise, commission, empower, entitle, let, licence, license, qualify, sanction, warrant). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

エンボス� 工 (auction, audience, audience survey, audio, audiometer, audio-visual, audition, auditorium, Austin, Australia, Australopithecus, Austria, authentic, authority, authorization, auto, auto door, auto focus, auto parlor, auto player, auto show, autobacks, autobiography, autocamping, auto-changer, autocracy, autocross, automatic, automatic clutch, automatic control, automatic stop, automatic transmission, automatic tuning deck, auto-nurse, autopilot, auxin, custom-made, eau de Cologne, embossment, enlargement, enrich, haute couture, made-to-order, motorcycle race, motorcycle), OA, oak, oaks, oats, ocean, ocean race, oceanaut, Odin, office automation, office lady, ogre, OK, OL, old girl, orc, orchard, orchestra, orchestra box, order, order entry system, order made, ordinary, organdy, organization, organize, organizer, orgasm, orgy, orgy party, orthodox, ostrich). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

オーソライズ (authorization). (various references)

Korean 

인가하십시�" (authorise). (various references)

Manx

pooaraghey (empower), oardaghey (bidding, command, commission, decree, dispense, indent, ordain, order, rank), cur ughtarys da, cur pooar, cur kied da (allow, license, permit), cur eaghtyrys da. (various references)

Pig Latin

authorizeay

Portuguese

autorizar (acknowledge, allow, authorise, commission, empower, enable, entitle, licence, license, permit, sanction, warrant), sancionar (approbate, approve, authorise, avouch, endorse, indorse, ratify, sanction, sign, sustain), legitimar (authorise, legitimate, legitimize), consentir (accede, accept, accord, admit, afford, allow, authorise, comply, consent, permit). (various references)

Romanian

autoriza (allow, authorise, commission, constitute, empower, enable, license, sanction), acredita (accredit, authorise, credit, empower), permite (accord, admit, afford, allow, authorise, empower, enable, grant, indulge in, let, license, permit, permit of), justifica (account, authorise, exculpate, found, justify, motive, vindicate, warrant), delega (authorise, commission, delegate, depute, deputize, order), împuternici (accredit, authorise, commission, depute, empower, enable, invest, warrant). (various references)

Russian 

уполномочивать (accredit, authorise, authorized to, empower). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ovlastiti (accredit, authorise, warrant), opunomoćiti (authorise, depute, empower), odobriti (approbate, approve, approve of, authorise, credit, endorse, grant, hearten, sanction, vote), dozvoliti (allow, authorise, let, license, permit, warrant). (various references)

Spanish

autorizar (accredit, allow, approve, authorise, empower, entitle, licence, license, warrant), apoderar (authorise, empower). (various references)

Swedish

godkänna (accredit, admit, adopt, allow, approve, approve of, endorse, indorse, o.k., ok, okay, pass a test, sanction), bemyndiga (commission, delegate, empower). (various references)

Thai

ให้อำนาจ (empower). (various references)

Turkish

yetki vermek (accredit, authorise, capacitate, chair, create, empower, enable, entitle, intitle, invest, licence, license, qualify, vest, vest with, warrant), ruhsat vermek (authorise, certificate, licence, license, permit, warrant), onaylamak (accept, acknowledge, affirm, approve, attest, authorise, be recognizant of, bear out, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, endorse, give countenance to, grant, hear, hold with, homologate, indorse, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize, lend countenance to, o.k., ok, okay, ratify, recognize, sanction, smile on, stamp, subscribe, sustain, to confirm, uphold, validate, verify, visa, vise, vouch, witness), izin vermek (allow, authorise, consent, empower, enable, excuse, give smb. notice, give smb. the green light, indulge, let, licence, license, permit, permit of, sanction, suffer, warrant). (various references)

Ukrainian

уповноважувати (accredit, commission, delegate, empower, warrant), санкціонувати (approbate, approve, sanction), виправдувати (absolve, justify, warrant), легалізувати (formalize, legalise, legalize), пояснювати (account, account for, analogize, attribute, clear, comment, construe, elucidate, explain, illustrate, rationalize, show, translate), дозволяти (admit, admit of, allow, assent, bear, certify, consent, empower, let, licence, license, permit, tolerate). (various references)

Welsh

awdurdodi (accredit). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "authorize": authorized, authorizer, authorizers, authorizes. (additional references)

Words ending with "authorize": reauthorize. (additional references)

Words containing "authorize": reauthorized, reauthorizes, unauthorized. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Authorize" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: auctoritee, aurthorize, authori, authoris, authoriz, authoriza, autolite, autorize. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: thiourea.

-2 letters: azurite, outhear.

-3 letters: author, hazier, heriot, thoria, zeroth, zither.

-4 letters: airth, aurei, azote, azoth, azure, earth, hater, haute, hazer, heart, hertz, houri, irate, ither, oater, orate, other, ourie, outer, outre, rathe, ratio, retia, route, routh, terai, their, throe, torah, uraei, urate, uteri, zaire.

-5 letters: aero, airt, auto, eath, etui, euro, haet, hair, hare.

+1 letter: authorized, authorizer, authorizes.

+2 letters: authorizers, reauthorize.

+3 letters: reauthorized, reauthorizes, unauthorized.

+4 letters: reauthorizing.