Synonyms for authorize
ˈɔ θəˌraɪz

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1. authorize, authorise, pass, clear(verb)

   grant authorization or clearance for

   "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

   Synonyms:
   run, perish, make, elapse, go past, make pass, lead, top, light up, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, assoil, solve, occur, die, unclutter, clear up, earn, turn over, go, spend, slide by, exculpate, fade, hand, sack up, legislate, happen, egest, empower, authorise, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, transcend, gain, make it, return, crystallise, straighten out, discharge, realize, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, give, fall out, hap, slip by, pull in, go on, sink, eliminate, croak, lapse, enlighten, pass off, net, acquit, give-up the ghost, blow over, take place, crystalise, expire, overhaul, sack, go through, reach, brighten, crystalize, illuminate, communicate, come about, choke, exonerate, pop off, go across, overtake, travel by, glide by, extend, elucidate, decease, take in, fall, pass, pass by, sort out, clear, exit, conk, excrete, buy the farm, crystallize, pass along, bring in, snuff it, go along, surpass, guide, shed light on, realise, pass on

2. empower, authorise, authorize(verb)

   give or delegate power or authority to

   "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

   Synonyms:
   invest, authorise, endue, empower, endow, pass, indue, clear, gift

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1. authorize

   Synonyms:
   cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

   Antonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate

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1. authorize(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   sanction, justify, warrant, legalize, support by authority

2. authorize(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   empower, commission, permit, allow, give permission to, give leave to, give authority to

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1. authorize(v)

   Synonyms:
   empower, commission, sanction, warrant, justify, confirm

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1. List of paraphrases for "authorize":

   authorise, authorizing, authorizes, allow, permit, authorized, authorising, authorization, empower, approve, permitting

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1. Pali Matyas:

   Jason Dalton said that Pali Matyas did n’t send it, and did n’t authorize it and Pali Matyas did n’t know who did, all of that translates into The Sheriff Office.

2. President Trump:

   Bolton's stated reason ? Concerns about executive privilege.And Bolton was never called during the Senate trial because Senate Democrats couldn't get the 51 votes they needed to authorize witnesses.Now Bolton could have, easily, told his story through some other means. He could have granted an interview with a network to document his interactions with Trump in regard to Ukraine... He chose not to do that.In fact, what we know about Bolton's role in all of this comes from leaks to The New York Times. Here's the key bit :.

3. Hirschfeld Davis:

   Some people think he goofed a little when he said we need that authority. That's actually a change in position for him, but now he really wants Congress to give him some legislation that would authorize that fight. Internally in the White House, the discussions are really heating up about what that should look like. They're anticipating quite a fight on Capitol Hill both with Republicans and Democrats.

4. Bob Corker:

   Voting to authorize the use of military force is one of the most important actions Congress can take, and while there will be differences, it is my hope that we will fulfill our constitutional responsibility, and in a bipartisan way, pass an authorization that allows us to confront this serious threat.

5. Jimmy Gurul:

   It’s pretty obvious just from the text that it was in response to the 9/11 attacks and intended to authorize the president to use force and kill the persons responsible for the terror attacks, here we are 16 years after the authorization was passed by Congress.

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