Authorised — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give or delegate power or authority to

grant authorization or clearance for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪsloʊdz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪsloʊdz/.

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

authorise pass authoritative authorized clear empower authorize

Antonyms

unauthorized

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”
adjective	endowed with authority
adjective	sanctioned by established authority “an authoritative communique”

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

autorisiert

Befugnis oder Autorität erteilen oder delegieren

🇫🇷French

autorisé

donner ou déléguer un pouvoir ou une autorité à

🇪🇸Spanish

autorizado

dar o delegar poder o autoridad a

🇮🇹Italian

autorizzato

dare o delegare potere o autorità a

🇳🇱Dutch

geautoriseerd

macht of autoriteit geven of delegeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

autorizado

dar ou delegar poder ou autoridade a

🇷🇺Russian

уполномоченный

давать или делегировать полномочия или полномочия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिकृत

शक्ति या अधिकार देना या सौंपना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদিত

ক্ষমতা বা কর্তৃত্ব দিন বা অর্পণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டது

அதிகாரம் அல்லது அதிகாரத்தை வழங்கவும் அல்லது வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికారం

అధికారం లేదా అధికారాన్ని ఇవ్వండి లేదా అప్పగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिकृत

अधिकार किंवा अधिकार द्या किंवा नियुक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકૃત

ને સત્તા અથવા સત્તા આપો અથવા સોંપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕೃತಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധികാരപ്പെടുത്തിയത്

അധികാരമോ അധികാരമോ നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ

ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦਿਓ ਜਾਂ ਸੌਂਪੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجاز

کو طاقت یا اختیار دینا یا تفویض کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

授权的

授予或委托权力或授权给

🇯🇵Japanese

認可された

～に権力や権限を与える、または委任する

🇰🇷Korean

인정 받은

권한이나 권한을 부여하거나 위임합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

được ủy quyền

trao hoặc ủy thác quyền lực hoặc thẩm quyền cho

🇹🇭Thai

ได้รับอนุญาต

ให้หรือมอบหมายอำนาจหรืออำนาจหน้าที่ให้

🇮🇩Indonesian

berwenang

memberi atau mendelegasikan kekuasaan atau wewenang kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

pinahintulutan

magbigay o magtalaga ng kapangyarihan o awtoridad sa

🇲🇾Malay

diberi kuasa

memberi atau mewakilkan kuasa atau kuasa kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أذن

إعطاء أو تفويض السلطة أو السلطة ل

🇮🇷Persian

مجاز است

قدرت یا اختیار را به آنها تفویض یا تفویض کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yetkili

güç veya yetki vermek veya devretmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּסמָך

לתת או להאציל סמכות או סמכות

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