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to authorize
01
to officially give permission for a specific action, process, etc.
Transitive: to authorize an action or process
02
to give official permission or approval for someone to do something
Ditransitive: to authorize sb to do sth
authorize
v
authority
n
authorized
adj
authorized
adj
authorizer
n
authorizer
n
Example
The city council authorized the construction of a new public park in the downtown area.
The bank authorized the transfer of funds from the customer's account to pay their monthly bills.
The manager will authorize the contract by signing it, giving official approval for the business deal.
Banks often require customers to authorize certain transactions through a signature or other verification methods.
The president has the authority to authorize military operations in times of national security.
