authorize

1. Grant authorization or clearance for (synset 200804987)
   "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
   is a type of: allow, countenance, let, permit - consent to, give permission
   subtypes:

   • approbate - approve or sanction officially
   • certificate - authorize by certificate
   • approve, o.k., okay, sanction - give sanction to
   • declare - authorize payments of
   • certify, licence, license - authorize officially
   • commission - charge with a task
   • formalise, formalize, validate - declare or make legally valid
   same as: authorise, clear, pass
2. Give or delegate power or authority to (synset 202479404)
   "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
   is a type of: appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
   subtypes:

   • entitle - give the right to
   • sanction - give authority or permission to
   same as: authorise, empower

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