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empower
To provide (someone regarded as weak or oppressed) with the means or opportunities to improve his or her situation
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  1. To provide (someone regarded as weak or oppressed) with the means or opportunities to improve his or her situation
  2. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.
  3. To give power or authority to; authorize
commission
To authorize or engage (someone to do something):
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  1. To authorize or engage (someone to do something):
  2. To give a commission to
  3. To grant a military commission to.
sanction
A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. Authorization and/or approval by someone in a position of authority; for example, the act of imposing a penalty.
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  1. A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. Authorization and/or approval by someone in a position of authority; for example, the act of imposing a penalty.
  2. To penalize (a State etc.) with sanctions.
  3. To give official authorization or approval to:
entitle
To furnish with a right or claim to something:
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  1. To furnish with a right or claim to something:
  2. To give a name or title to.
  3. To honor or dignify by a title
accredit
To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
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  1. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
  2. To give credit to:
  3. To authorize; give credentials to
commission
To authorize or engage (someone to do something):
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  1. To authorize or engage (someone to do something):
  2. To give a commission to
  3. To grant a military commission to.
empower
To give ability to; enable; permit
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  1. To give ability to; enable; permit
  2. To provide (someone regarded as weak or oppressed) with the means or opportunities to improve his or her situation
  3. To give power or authority to; authorize
enable
(Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) To allow a way out or excuse for an action.
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  1. (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) To allow a way out or excuse for an action.
  2. To authorize, allow, or permit
  3. To make able; provide with means, opportunity, power, or authority
entitle
To honor or dignify by a title
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  1. To honor or dignify by a title
  2. To give a name or title to.
  3. To furnish with a right or claim to something:
license
To give license or a license to or for; permit formally
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  1. To give license or a license to or for; permit formally
  2. To grant a license to or for; authorize.
qualify
To change the strength or flavor of (a liquid, etc.)
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  1. To change the strength or flavor of (a liquid, etc.)
  2. To be or become qualified, as by meeting requirements
  3. To render deserving of a descriptor by having or enumerating certain necessary characteristics:
allow
To let do, happen, etc.; permit; let
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  1. To let do, happen, etc.; permit; let
  2. To let do or happen; permit:
  3. To let have
approbate
To sanction officially; authorize.
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  1. To sanction officially; authorize.
  2. (Now Rare) To approve or sanction
approve
To be favorable toward; think or declare to be good, satisfactory, etc.
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  1. To be favorable toward; think or declare to be good, satisfactory, etc.
  2. To give one's consent to; sanction; confirm
  3. To show, feel, or express approval:
consent
(Obs.) To agree
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  1. (Obs.) To agree
  2. To give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
  3. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
endorse
To write on the back of (a document)
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  1. To write on the back of (a document)
  2. To give approval to; support; sanction
  3. To sign (one's name) as payee on the back of (a check, money order, etc.)
let
Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal:
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  1. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal:
  2. To give permission or opportunity to; allow:
  3. To release from or as if from confinement:
permit
To allow the doing of (something); consent to:
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  1. To allow the doing of (something); consent to:
  2. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize:
  3. To allow; consent to; tolerate
sanction
To authorize or permit; countenance
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  1. To authorize or permit; countenance
  2. A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. Authorization and/or approval by someone in a position of authority; for example, the act of imposing a penalty.
  3. To give sanction to
ok
Is that acceptable, agreeable, etc. to you?
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  1. Is that acceptable, agreeable, etc. to you?
  2. Yes; very well
  3. To approve.
Find another word for authorize. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for authorize, like: empower, commission, sanction, entitle, allow, approve, commission, See syn. study at, accredit, commission and empower.

Sentence Examples

  • The Port Authority has full powers to authorize construction works.

  • They may authorize district councils to aid persons in maintaining rights of common.

  • Under the Articles of Confederation it was principally Rhode Island that defeated the proposal to authorize Congress to levy an impost duty of 5% mainly as a means of meeting the debts of the Central government.

  • Any " town " having a village or district within its limits that contains moo inhabitants or more may authorize that village or district to establish a separate organization for lighting its streets, building and maintaining sidewalks, and employing a watchman or policeman, the officers of such organization to include at least a prudential committee and a clerk.

  • They may authorize the borrowing of money by a parish council, and they may lend money to a parish council.

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