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authorise

/ authorise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
Type of:
permit allow let
Kinds of:
approbate certificate approve O.K. okay
Derived:
clearance pass passport authority authorization
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 2
give or delegate power or authority to
"She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
Type of:
appoint charge
Kinds of:
entitle sanction
Derived:
authorization authorisation empowerment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
2
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permit allow let approbate certificate approve O.K. okay appoint charge entitle sanction