Search Result:authorized
Overview of verb authorize
The verb authorize has 2 senses
- authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")
- empower, authorise, authorize -- (give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers")
Overview of adj authorized
The adj authorized has 2 senses
- authorized, authorised -- (endowed with authority)
- authoritative, authorized, authorised -- (sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography")