authorize

To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

Opposite of
ban, prohibit, deauthorize
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor. See author about the orthography with ⟨h⟩. Doublet of octroy.

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