ô'thə-rīz'
approve (related)
To give one's consent to; sanction; confirm
To allow; consent to; tolerate
To equip or supply with an ability; enable:
To authorize and send (another person) as one's representative.
The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
To give a right or legal title to; qualify (a person) to something
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
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reject (antonym)
To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of:
To authorize or engage (someone to do something):
Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
To place (authority, property, or rights, for example) in the control of a person or group, especially to give someone an immediate right to present or future possession or enjoyment of (an estate, for example). Used with in :
allow (related)
To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
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(Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
The definition of justify is to provide an explanation or rationale for something to make it seem OK or to prove it is correct or OK.
To give the status of a legitimate child to (one born out of wedlock)
rubberstamp
Alternative spelling of rubber stamp.
deny (antonym)
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
To give credit to:
To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.
To qualify is to be entitled to something or to fit the requirements of something, or to modify or soften a statement or action.
To sanction officially; authorize.
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To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
To approve or endorse, as by writing “OK” on
To pronounce; utter:
To remove (objects or obstructions):
authorization (related)
pursuant (related)
lawful (related)
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prohibit (related)
instruct (related)
Find another word for authorize. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for authorize, like: approve, permit, empower, delegate, license, entitle, sanction, See syn. study at, reject, authorise and commission.
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