Authorize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grant authorization or clearance for

give or delegate power or authority to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsɚn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæsɚn/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authorise clear pass empower

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

authorization	noun	official permission or approval
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
empowerment	noun	the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

autorisieren

Genehmigung oder Freigabe erteilen

🇫🇷French

autoriser

accorder une autorisation ou une autorisation pour

🇪🇸Spanish

autorizar

conceder autorización o autorización para

🇮🇹Italian

autorizzare

concedere l'autorizzazione o il nulla osta per

🇳🇱Dutch

autoriseren

toestemming of goedkeuring verlenen voor

🇵🇹Portuguese

autorizar

conceder autorização ou liberação para

🇷🇺Russian

разрешать

выдать разрешение или разрешение на

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिकृत

के लिए प्राधिकरण या मंजूरी प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদন

জন্য অনুমোদন বা ছাড়পত্র প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகரிக்க

அங்கீகாரம் அல்லது அனுமதி வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికారం

కోసం అధికారం లేదా క్లియరెన్స్ మంజూరు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिकृत करा

साठी अधिकृतता किंवा मंजुरी द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકૃત કરો

માટે અધિકૃતતા અથવા મંજૂરી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕಾರ ನೀಡಿ

ಗಾಗಿ ಅನುಮತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಲಿಯರೆನ್ಸ್ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധികാരപ്പെടുത്തുക

അംഗീകാരമോ അനുമതിയോ നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ

ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجازت دینا

کے لیے اجازت یا منظوری دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

授权

授予授权或许可

🇯🇵Japanese

許可する

～に対する認可または認可を与える

🇰🇷Korean

승인하다

다음에 대한 승인 또는 허가를 부여합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủy quyền

cấp phép hoặc giải phóng mặt bằng cho

🇹🇭Thai

อนุญาต

ให้อนุญาตหรือการอนุญาตแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengizinkan

memberikan otorisasi atau izin untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

pahintulutan

magbigay ng awtorisasyon o clearance para sa

🇲🇾Malay

memberi kuasa

memberikan kebenaran atau pelepasan untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يأذن

منح تصريح أو تصريح ل

🇮🇷Persian

مجوز دادن

اعطای مجوز یا مجوز برای

🇹🇷Turkish

yetki vermek

için yetki veya izin vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַשֵׁר

להעניק אישור או אישור עבור

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