authorize
authorize
/ˈɔːθəraɪz/
(British English also authorise)
to give official permission for something, or for somebody to do something
authorize something I can authorize payments up to £5 000.
authorize somebody to do something I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
The soldiers were authorized to shoot at will.
Taxes must be authorized by an Act of Parliament.
The manager had expressly authorized the goods to be removed.
She tried to break into a security file for which she was not authorized.
The Queen authorized her press secretary to demand an apology.
The police were authorized to record his phone conversations.
Collocations
noun
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Old French autoriser, from medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’.