authorized
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- IPA /ˈɑθəɹaɪzd/
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authorized verb
- To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).“The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.”
- To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).“The judge authorized the wiretapping.”
Adjective
authorized adjective
- Explicitly allowed.
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allowedpermittedapprovedempoweredauthoritativelicensedlicencedofficialglorifiedsceptredaccreditedcanonizedcommissionedsanctionedscepteredadmissible
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