authorize
verbHow many syllables in authorize?
There are 3 syllables in the word authorize.How to pronounce authorize:
Definition of authorize:
- authorize (verb):
- to give authority to
- to endorse, empower, justify, or permit by or as if by some recognized or proper authority (such as custom, evidence, personal right, or regulating power)
Synonyms for authorize:
allow
approbate
approve
authorise
certificate
certify
clear
commission
countenance
declare
formalize
let
licence
license
o.k.
okay
pass
permit
sanction
validate
Antonyms for authorize:
abandon
abjure
abnegate
abolish
abort
abrogate
abstain
abstain from
accept
allow
annul
argue
avoid
ax
axe
balk
balk at
ban
banish
bar
baulk
baulk at
be lenient
be unprepared
black
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