Authorized — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grant authorization or clearance for

give or delegate power or authority to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsɚn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzd/

4 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 pass authoritative clear empower authorize authorised

Antonyms

unauthorized

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

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

autorisiert

Genehmigung oder Freigabe erteilen

🇫🇷French

autorisé

accorder une autorisation ou une autorisation pour

🇪🇸Spanish

autorizado

conceder autorización o autorización para

🇮🇹Italian

autorizzato

concedere l'autorizzazione o il nulla osta per

🇳🇱Dutch

geautoriseerd

toestemming of goedkeuring verlenen voor

🇵🇹Portuguese

autorizado

conceder autorização ou liberação para

🇷🇺Russian

уполномоченный

выдать разрешение или разрешение на

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिकृत

के लिए प्राधिकरण या मंजूरी प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদিত

জন্য অনুমোদন বা ছাড়পত্র প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டது

அங்கீகாரம் அல்லது அனுமதி வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికారం

కోసం అధికారం లేదా క్లియరెన్స్ మంజూరు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिकृत

साठी अधिकृतता किंवा मंजुरी द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકૃત

માટે અધિકૃતતા અથવા મંજૂરી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕಾರ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಗಾಗಿ ಅನುಮತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಲಿಯರೆನ್ಸ್ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധികാരപ്പെടുത്തിയത്

അംഗീകാരമോ അനുമതിയോ നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ

ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجاز

کے لیے اجازت یا منظوری دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

授权的

授予授权或许可

🇯🇵Japanese

認可された

～に対する認可または認可を与える

🇰🇷Korean

인정 받은

다음에 대한 승인 또는 허가를 부여합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

được ủy quyền

cấp phép hoặc giải phóng mặt bằng cho

🇹🇭Thai

ได้รับอนุญาต

ให้อนุญาตหรือการอนุญาตแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

berwenang

memberikan otorisasi atau izin untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

pinahintulutan

magbigay ng awtorisasyon o clearance para sa

🇲🇾Malay

diberi kuasa

memberikan kebenaran atau pelepasan untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أذن

منح تصريح أو تصريح ل

🇮🇷Persian

مجاز است

اعطای مجوز یا مجوز برای

🇹🇷Turkish

yetkili

için yetki veya izin vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּסמָך

להעניק אישור או אישור עבור

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