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| au·tho·rize [ áwthə rz ] (past and past participle au·tho·rized, present participle au·tho·riz·ing, 3rd person present singular au·tho·riz·es) |
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confer or confirm power or permission: to give somebody or something power, permission, or authorization to do something or be somewhere
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| [14th century. Via French< medieval Latin auctorizare< Latin auctor (see author)] |
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 au·thor·ized adjective |
 au·thor·iz·er noun |
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