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Antonyms for authorize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : aw-thuh-rahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ θəˌraɪz



Definition of authorize

Origin :
  • "give formal approval to," late 14c., autorisen, from Old French autoriser "authorize, give authority to" (12c.), from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor (see author (n.)). Modern spelling from 16c. Related: Authorized; authorizing.
  • verb give power or control
  • verb permit, allow
Example sentences :
  • I authorize you now to break all this to the family in any way you think best.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • What resolution had they come to, he asked, as he could not authorize them to fight?
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • However, will you authorize my father-in-law to undertake your case?
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Certainly, I authorize M. Leveque to do so, and tell him that I thank him a thousand times.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • If you authorize me to act for you, I have no doubt something can be arranged.
  • Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • Some argued that no papal dispensation could authorize or justify such a marriage.
  • Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
  • I authorize you to take all the risks,' he said, after a short silence. '
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • On the contrary, they did authorize the "admission" of spectral evidence.
  • Extract from : « Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather » by Charles W. Upham
  • But this does not authorize you to be stern and harsh, as an officer in the army.
  • Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis
  • I did not know of any experiments which might authorize a denial of it.
  • Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

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