authorize
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
To give official permission or approval for an undertaking; sanction; empower.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
to grant authorization or clearance for
Wordset Dictionary
to give or delegate power or authority to
Classifications
Cognitive
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Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Automation
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Variants
- synonym
- authoriseempowerpass
- pasttense
- authorized
- presentparticiple
- authorizing
- thirdpersonsingular
- authorizes
- pastparticiple
- authorized