authorize

Other spellings

• (UK) authorise

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔθəraɪz/ or /ˈɑθəraɪz/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈɒθəraɪz/ or /ˈɑθəraɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔːθəraɪz/

• Audio (US)

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Verb

Plain form authorize

Third-person singular authorizes

Past tense authorized

Past participle authorized

Present participle authorizing

1. (transitive) To authorize someone is to give them power or permission.

   I will need to authorize you before you step through that gate.

2. (transitive) To authorize can be to allow something to be done.