Overview of verb authorize

The verb authorize has 2 senses

• authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")


• empower, authorise, authorize -- (give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers")

Overview of adj authorized

The adj authorized has 2 senses

• authorized, authorised -- (endowed with authority)


• authoritative, authorized, authorised -- (sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography")