Words Like AUTHORIZE
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to AUTHORIZE.
    
    
    
        
            20 Alternative Words Similar to authorize
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        5 examples of authorize
           
        
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        to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary
    
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        to authorize a marriage
    
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        idioms authorized by usage
    
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        to authorize a report
    
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        The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of authorize
           
        
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        To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower.
    
    
    
 
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        To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize.
    
    
    
 
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        To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction.
    
    
    
 
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        To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant.
    
    
    
 
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        To justify; to furnish a ground for.
    
    
    
 
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        give or delegate power or authority to
    
    
    
 
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        grant authorization or clearance for
    
    
    
 
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        To grant authority or power to.
    
    
    
 
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        To give permission for; sanction:  the city agency that authorizes construction projects. 
    
    
    
 
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        To be sufficient grounds for; justify.