English verb: authorise | |||
1. | authorise (social) give or delegate power or authority to | ||
Samples | She authorized her assistant to sign the papers. | ||
Synonyms | authorize, empower | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appoint, charge | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | entitle, sanction | ||
2. | authorise (communication) grant authorization or clearance for | ||
Samples | Clear the manuscript for publication. The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography. | ||
Synonyms | authorize, clear, pass | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | approbate, approve, certificate, certify, commission, declare, formalise, formalize, licence, license, O.K., okay, sanction, validate | ||