authorize


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
authorize /ˈɔːθərʌɪz/ (or authorise)
verb give official permission for or approval to.
– derivatives
authorization noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. autoriser, from med. L. auctorizare, from L. auctor (see author).
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