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Antonyms for authorized


Grammar : Adj
Spell : aw-thuh-rahyzd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ θəˌraɪzd



Definition of authorized

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.
  • adj approved
Example sentences :
  • Clinton had been authorized to burn all cities that refused submission.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • The author of this letter has, at my request, authorized me to publish it anonymously.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Misard was authorized to employ her as gatekeeper on the railway after the death of Flore.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • And she was authorized in doing so, because he had promised to take her to the circus that evening.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • He was justified, he was authorized, he was the instrument of a fixed purpose.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • And let me tell you that I am authorized to pay three times the regular wages.
  • Extract from : « Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer » by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham
  • I've been authorized to go fully into this thing with you, and to decide it.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • He himself told me the story in Stockholm and authorized me to make it known.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • "And I am not authorized to employ force," said the lieutenant.
  • Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
  • I am authorized by your husband, as your physician, to speak plain truths to you.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

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