Word Meaning

authorized definition and meaning

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.
v. t. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage.
v. t. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
v. t. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report.
v. t. To justify; to furnish a ground for.
imp. & p. p. of Authorize
a. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized agent.
a. Sanctioned by authority.

Crossword clues for authorized

- give or grant
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