authorize

verb

How many syllables in authorize?

There are 3 syllables in the word authorize.

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Divide authorize into syllables:

au · tho · rize

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

allow

annul

argue

avoid

axe

balk

balk at

ban

banish

bar

baulk

baulk at

be lenient

be unprepared

black

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