Meaning

1 senses
  1. (British, English, Oxford, US)To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

    The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.

    The judge authorized the wiretapping.

    autorisieren, berechtigen, befugen

    уполномо́чиватьupolnomóčivatʹ, уполномо́читьupolnomóčitʹ, авторизо́выватьavtorizóvyvatʹ

    уповнова́жуватиupovnovážuvaty, уповнова́житиupovnovážyty

More definitions
  • grant authorization or clearance for
  • give or delegate power or authority to

Examples

65 sentences
  1. You're not authorized to do that.

    У тебе немає дозволу, щоб це робити. — deniko

    ruТебе нельзя этого делать. — sharptoothed

  2. I'm afraid I can't authorize that.

    ruБоюсь, я не могу это разрешить. — odexed

  3. You're not authorized to be here.

    ruВам нельзя здесь находиться. — marafon

    deSie haben keine Erlaubnis, sich hier aufzuhalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom isn't authorized to do that.

  5. I'm not authorized to do that.

    deIch bin dazu nicht befugt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to grant power or permission:
Русский
By meaning 1
to grant power or permission:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to grant power or permission:
to permit:

Origin

From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctōrizā

From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre, from Latin auctor.

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Forms

authorizes, authorizing, authorized, authorized
Base formauthorize · to authorize
3rd person singularauthorizes
Present participleauthorizing
Past simpleauthorized
Past participleauthorized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyauthorize
he, she, itauthorizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsauthorized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave authorized
he, she, ithas authorized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill authorize

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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