Definition of authorize

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Authorize (v. t.) To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary..

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Spoliation :: Spoliation (v. t.) Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea..
Ericius :: Ericius (n.) The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qip/d, which in the Authorized Version is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, porcupine..
Regular :: Regular (a.) Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops..
Disauthorize :: Disauthorize (v. t.) To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit.
Undress :: Undress (n.) An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform..
Unicorn :: Unicorn (n.) A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures..
Unauthorize :: Unauthorize (v. t.) To disown the authority of; to repudiate.
Synodical :: Synodical (a.) Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or forms..
Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..
Warrantable :: Warrantable (a.) Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable..
Protocanonical :: Protocanonical (a.) Of or pertaining to the first canon, or that which contains the authorized collection of the books of Scripture; -- opposed to deutero-canonical..
Majority :: Majority (n.) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs..
Authorize :: Authorize (v. t.) To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report..
Warrant :: Warrant (n.) That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority..
Usurpation :: Usurpation (n.) The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power..
Physician :: Physician (n.) A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine..
License :: License (v. t.) To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach..
Precedented :: Precedented (a.) Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind.
Appraisal :: Appraisal (n.) A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.
Authorizable :: Authorizable (a.) Capable of being authorized.
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