Definition of authorize

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Authorize (v. t.) To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage..

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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..
License :: License (v. t.) To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach..
Violent :: Violent (a.) Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech..
Constitutionality :: Constitutionality (n.) The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its provisions..
Garnish :: Garnish (v. t.) A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer..
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..
Elder :: Elder (a.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder..
Delegate :: Delegate (v. t.) To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.
Incompetent :: Incompetent (a.) Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible..
Synodical :: Synodical (a.) Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or forms..
Confessor :: Confessor (n.) A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.
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..
Affidavit :: Affidavit (n.) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate..
Priest :: Priest (n.) One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power..
Legitimate :: Legitimate (a.) Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions..
Priest :: Priest (n.) A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation.
Slang :: Slang (n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc..
Fitch :: Fitch (n.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt..
Permit :: Permit (v. t.) To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.
Collector :: Collector (n.) One authorized to collect debts.
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