authorized Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb grant authorization or clearance for
   authorize; clear; authorise; pass.
   
   • Clear the manuscript for publication
   • The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
2. verb give or delegate power or authority to
   authorize; empower; authorise.
   
   • She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
3. adjective endowed with authority
   authorised.
   
4. adjective satellite sanctioned by established authority
   authoritative; authorised.
   
   • an authoritative communique
   • the authorized biography

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