Authorise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give or delegate power or authority to

grant authorization or clearance for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪsloʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪsloʊd/.

Examples

She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authorize clear pass empower

Parts of Speech

verb	give or delegate power or authority to “She authorized her assistant to sign the papers”
verb	grant authorization or clearance for “Clear the manuscript for publication”

Word Forms

empowerment	noun	the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
authorization	noun	the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
authorizer	noun	an authority who authorizes (people or actions)
authorisation	noun	official permission or approval
authoriser	noun	an authority who authorizes (people or actions)
pass	noun	any authorization to pass or go somewhere
clearance	noun	permission to proceed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

autorisieren

Befugnis oder Autorität erteilen oder delegieren

🇫🇷French

autoriser

donner ou déléguer un pouvoir ou une autorité à

🇪🇸Spanish

autorizar

dar o delegar poder o autoridad a

🇮🇹Italian

autorizzare

dare o delegare potere o autorità a

🇳🇱Dutch

autoriseren

macht of autoriteit geven of delegeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

autorizar

dar ou delegar poder ou autoridade a

🇷🇺Russian

разрешать

давать или делегировать полномочия или полномочия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिकृत

शक्ति या अधिकार देना या सौंपना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদন

ক্ষমতা বা কর্তৃত্ব দিন বা অর্পণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகரிக்க

அதிகாரம் அல்லது அதிகாரத்தை வழங்கவும் அல்லது வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికారం

అధికారం లేదా అధికారాన్ని ఇవ్వండి లేదా అప్పగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिकृत करा

अधिकार किंवा अधिकार द्या किंवा नियुक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકૃત કરો

ને સત્તા અથવા સત્તા આપો અથવા સોંપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕಾರ ನೀಡಿ

ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധികാരപ്പെടുത്തുക

അധികാരമോ അധികാരമോ നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ

ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦਿਓ ਜਾਂ ਸੌਂਪੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجازت دینا

کو طاقت یا اختیار دینا یا تفویض کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

授权

授予或委托权力或授权给

🇯🇵Japanese

許可する

～に権力や権限を与える、または委任する

🇰🇷Korean

승인하다

권한이나 권한을 부여하거나 위임합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủy quyền

trao hoặc ủy thác quyền lực hoặc thẩm quyền cho

🇹🇭Thai

อนุญาต

ให้หรือมอบหมายอำนาจหรืออำนาจหน้าที่ให้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengizinkan

memberi atau mendelegasikan kekuasaan atau wewenang kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

pahintulutan

magbigay o magtalaga ng kapangyarihan o awtoridad sa

🇲🇾Malay

memberi kuasa

memberi atau mewakilkan kuasa atau kuasa kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يأذن

إعطاء أو تفويض السلطة أو السلطة ل

🇮🇷Persian

اجازه دهد

قدرت یا اختیار را به آنها تفویض یا تفویض کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yetki vermek

güç veya yetki vermek veya devretmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַשֵׁר

לתת או להאציל סמכות או סמכות

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