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Authorized
verb
/ˈɑθəɹaɪzd/
Word Frequency:
9.1
Definitions
1.
verb
To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
"The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter."
2.
verb
To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
"The judge authorized the wiretapping."
3.
adjective
Explicitly allowed.
Synonyms
allowed
permitted
approved
empowered
authoritative
licensed
licenced
official
glorified
sceptred
accredited
canonized
Antonyms
unauthorized
Rhymes With
surmised
utilized
devised
recognized
ostracized
surprised
scrutinized
mesmerized
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