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What is another word for authorises?

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To bestow legal or official authority to

To accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules

To inaugurate into an office or an organization, especially ceremonially

To enact or establish legally or legislatively

To select for a given role or responsibility

To entrust into the possession of safekeeping of someone

To give legal or constitutional form to

To come to a judgment or decision on something

Sign one's name at the foot of

To officially give a specified name or status to

To execute or carry out

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Verb

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To bestow legal or official authority to

licences^US

licenses^UK

gives someone the authority

gives the go-ahead

gives the word

says the word

gives the green light

legalizes^US

gives the go-ahead to

legitimizes^US

countenances

legalises^UK

gives the green light to

legitimises^UK

gives the thumbs up to

gives the stamp of approval to

humours^UK

humors^US

recognizes^US

formalizes^US

finalizes^US

finalises^UK

formalises^UK

recognises^UK

normalizes^US

normalises^UK

gives authorization to

grants a licence to

grants leave to

gives a blank cheque to

grants a permit to

grants authorization to

favors^US

favours^UK

vests in

bestows on

gives consent to

gives the seal of approval to

gives one's blessing to

regularizes^US

regularises^UK

gives a certificate to

meets the requirements

assigns

gives one's assent to

gives into the charge of

turns over

gives into the custody of

hands over

puts into the hands of

gives into the care of

gives someone authorization

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“We would not expect that any administrative office would authorize him to drive his car out there and back.”

Verb

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To accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules

licences^US

licenses^UK

legalises^UK

legalizes^US

legitimatizes^US

legitimises^UK

legitimizes^US

finalises^UK

finalizes^US

formalises^UK

formalizes^US

gives one's assent to

gives the go-ahead for

gives the green light for

gives the green light to

gives the OK to

gives the thumbs up to

gives a blank cheque to

recognizes^US

recognises^UK

gives stamp of approval

gives the green light

puts the seal of approval on

makes legally binding

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“We do not collect private information from you unless you authorize such an act by willingly giving us your information when it is requested.”

Verb

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To inaugurate into an office or an organization, especially ceremonially

invests

ordains

inducts

instals^UK

installs^US

licenses^UK

licences^US

baptises^UK

baptizes^US

charges

honours^UK

honors^US

deputizes^US

deputises^UK

authorises^UK

administers an oath to

canonizes^US

canonises^UK

confers holy orders on

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To enact or establish legally or legislatively

legalises^UK

legalizes^US

gives the go-ahead to

gives the green light to

gives the seal of approval to

gives the thumbs up to

organizes^US

organises^UK

drafts^US

draughts^UK

installs^US

instals^UK

practises^UK

practices^US

fulfils^UK

fulfills^US

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Verb

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To select for a given role or responsibility

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