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Verb
▲
To bestow legal or official authority to
commission
empower
enable
entitle
accredit
qualify
certify
charter
invest
licenceUS
licenseUK
mandate
privilege
vest
warrant
bless
rubber-stamp
give authority
give authority to
give permission
give someone the authority
give the go-ahead
give the word
say the word
give the green light
delegate
sanction
assign
permit
appoint
more ❯
“They authorized him to use force if necessary.”
Verb
▲
To accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules
sanction
allow
approve
permit
warrant
licenceUS
licenseUK
ratify
accredit
confirm
countenance
endorse
grant
suffer
agree to
approbate
endure
legaliseUK
legalizeUS
OK
clear
finaliseUK
finalizeUS
formaliseUK
formalizeUS
homologate
legitimatiseUK
legitimatizeUS
legitimiseUK
legitimizeUS
okay
tolerate
validate
accede to
assent to
consent to
give permission for
make legal
affirm
consent
let
vouch for
give authority for
give permission
give the go-ahead for
give the OK to
give leave
give the green light to
give a blank cheque to
give the green light for
give the thumbs up to
more ❯
“We are willing to authorize a police raid.”
Verb
▲
To give legal or constitutional form to
constitute
commission
establish
found
create
inaugurate
begin
initiate
start
empower
form
legislate
make
ordain
originate
pass
set up
charter
decree
delegate
designate
develop
enact
induct
innovate
institute
introduce
invest
launch
organiseUK
organizeUS
pioneer
place
plant
shape
depute
draughtUK
draftUS
instalUK
installUS
order
lay down
put in place
authoriseUK
bring into being
commence
construct
design
set in motion
assemble
engineer
craft
generate
produce
put in motion
machinate
bring to pass
knock together
bring into existence
knock up
actualize
catalyzeUS
author
instigate
give rise to
fashion
catalyseUK
fabricate
mouldUK
compose
do
moldUS
forge
execute
embark on
cast
rig
affect
exercise
set
realiseUK
materializeUS
realizeUS
piece
germinate
materialiseUK
render
engender
incorporate
get going
start up
devise
float
come out with
conceive of
throw together
scheme
start off
put together
contrive
open
open up
set off
set out
cook up
turn out
concoct
kick off
bring on
invent
brew
knock off
get underway
start out
throw up
dream up
put up
make up
hatch
hammer out
father
issue
cause to be
cultivate
run up
fire up
endow
conceive
structure
activate
settle up
start the ball rolling
ring in
more ❯
Verb
▲
Sign one's name at the foot of
undersign
initial
autograph
inscribe
witness
subscribe
acknowledge
confirm
endorse
ink
signature
rubber-stamp
put John Hancock on
put John Henry on
put one's John Hancock on
set one's hand to
sign
handwrite
sign your name
engross
write signature
pen
write by hand
authoriseUK
countersign
underwrite
chirographate
cosign
write
scribble
pencil
scrawl
add
superscribe
put
sign one's name
re-sign
style
set your hand to
dash off
validate
side-sign
notarize
sign on dotted line
sign on the back
add one's name to
sign off on
sign on the back of
put signature on
say amen to
advocate
accede
agree
consent
accept
acquiesce
support
back
assent
champion
agree with
get behind
consent to
okay
hold with
come round
condone
go along with
boost
give the go-ahead
favourUK
be in agreement with
sanction
believe in
accede to
yes
bless
approve of
obey
favorUS
approve
ditto
give stamp of approval
countenance
Verb
▲
To hire (somebody) for work or a job
hire
employ
engage
appoint
commission
recruit
enlist
take on
assume
enrollUS
enrolUK
fee
pay
place
retain
sign on
authoriseUK
book
carry
delegate
draughtUK
draftUS
empower
exploit
ink
lay on
let
obtain
occupy
pick
pledge
procure
promise
secure
select
sign up
sublease
sublet
utiliseUK
utilizeUS
bring in
contract for
find help
give work
put on
take into employment
truck with
add to payroll
bring on board
fill a position
give a break
give job to
make use of
put on the payroll
put to work
secure the services of
take into service
allocate
pick out
opt for
plump for
stipulate
earmark
institute
single out
fix on
favourUK
favorUS
introduce
consecrate
transfer
appropriate
give
lay down
prefer
dictate
instate
anoint
handpick
sanction
cherry-pick
grant
resolve
devote
apportion
identify
conclude
impose
swear in
agree on
indicate
decide upon
vote for
mandate
hand-pick
approve
define
recognizeUS
set aside
ratify
enthrone
ascribe
recommend
put
endorse
lay
pass
formulate
apply
opt
put in
relocate
reassign
return
mark
cull
enact
mark out
recogniseUK
hand over
optate
point out
saddle
move
pin down
go for
settle upon
sift out
put in power
purpose
intend
second
design
relegate
legislate
confer
accord
bestow
slate
confirm
resolve on
distribute
require
predestine
rule
particularizeUS
award
pinpoint
effectuate
effect
ration
lot
mete
promulgate
burden
peg
proclaim
particulariseUK
arrive at
admit into office
put down for
vouch for
bring about
put in force
carry through
put through
issue
give out
make into law
turn over
shell out
dish out
hand out
embrace
go down the line
make a choice
execute
bring to bear
bring into effect
advance
find employment for
vote someone in
find a job for
station
coopt
invite
pin
call
state
plan
level
shift
frock
admit to office
install as
back
champion
support
give nod
make a selection
aim
target
offer
cognominate
bename
elevate
mean
guarantee
advocate
limit
present
place trust in
encumber
load
finalizeUS
give a certificate to
give a diploma to
programmeUK
assign the part to
give the part to
include
assign temporarily
sort out
fate
finaliseUK
solve
work
pronounce
set down
make choice
make up one's mind
discriminate between
fancy
take up
come down in favour of
vouchsafe
flag
make known
mention
cite
doom
certificate
winnow
separate
work out
confer holy orders on
guide
attribute
preordain
predetermine
flag up
set a date for
validate
pick and choose
elect to choose
fix upon
take it or leave it
say so
pass on
devolve
programUS
exact
make provision for
write prescription
impute
implement
legalizeUS
foreordain
foredoom
fix up
button down
write a prescription for
OK
make law
usher in
come up with
clinch
enforce
connect
associate
ballot
judge
receive
allow
keep
legaliseUK
give the seal of approval to
transact
accomplish
put into practice
give the green light to
get the floor
give the thumbs up to
make laws
vote favorably
steamroll
jam through
give the go-ahead to
give the OK to
railroad
railroad through
relinquish
hand on
close
complete
nail
cinch
figure
preform
dedicate
administer an oath to
choose by ballot
practiseUK
achieve
seal
reattribute
hypothecate
agree upon
fine
transmit
spot
destine
divide
set apart
slap
collect
assess
tax
practiceUS
divvy
vote into office
ID
denounce
distinguish
administer
dole
make up one's mind on
weigh
wreck
wreak
carry out
clap
come to a decision about
come to an agreement
come to a conclusion
make a decision
nail down
call the shots
come to a decision
share
doom to
place on
invest with
peach
grass on
inform on
ship
fork out
admeasure
cut
budget
slice
make a decision on
commit oneself to
deliberate on
take a stand on
reach a decision on
come to a decision on
come to a conclusion on
make a choice on
come to an agreement on
consider
convey
tell tales about
point to
squeal on
point the finger at
locate
snitch on
tell on
blow the whistle on
sell down the river
spill the beans about
rat on
split up
parcel out
divvy up
portion out
ration out
cut the pie
mete out
share out
divide out
measure out
divide up
deal out
hand
leave
repose
confide
transport
pack off
shoot
commend
ponder
mail
send off
put in charge of
route
address
commend to
deposit with
dispose of
forward
get rid of
condemn
give over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To officially give a specified name or status to
designate
call
label
name
term
dub
style
christen
entitle
pronounce
tag
brand
classify
denominate
nominate
baptiseUK
baptizeUS
class
define
describe
title
bill
characteriseUK
characterizeUS
clepe
denote
indicate
specify
stipulate
authoriseUK
cognominate
deputiseUK
deputizeUS
individualiseUK
individualizeUS
nickname
refer to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To execute or carry out
administer
apply
enforce
execute
implement
effect
effectuate
enact
perform
ply
prosecute
accomplish
discharge
engage
exact
impose
perpetrate
serve
do
exercise
exert
process
realiseUK
realizeUS
render
transact
authoriseUK
inflict
carry out
serve out
deal out
bring about
bring off
carry off
carry through
follow through with
bring into effect
bring into play
bring to bear
put in force
put into action
put into effect
put into operation
put into practice
reach
clinch
make good on
perfect
observe
live up to
get done
chalk up
clock up
notch up
honorUS
secure
procure
obey
acquire
strike
satisfy
honourUK
deliver on
abide by
arrive at
rack up
round off
top off
be true to
keep
trigger
dispatch
heed
earn
bring forth
land
conquer
seize
fill
set off
bag
bear
comply with
adhere to
keep to
conform to
crown
follow through on
make good
bring to completion
wind up
be true
be faithful
do justice to
pull something off
nail it
act in accordance with
finish off
be faithful to
be as good as
stick to
put the finishing touches to
put the final touches to
nail
find
tick
polish
stand by
bring something off
dispose of
cap
be engaged in
go that route
determine
respond to
do to a turn
be done with
make short work of
get out of the way
reify
incarnate
make real
grasp
ring up
log
net
wrest
gain
win
snag
materializeUS
reorganiseUK
make concrete
materialiseUK
reorganizeUS
corporealize
reach the summit of
put finishing touch on
idealiseUK
bring to perfection
idealizeUS
promote
get someplace
latch onto
make a reality
further
keep faith with
fulfill one's potential
make hay
put it over
put the tin lid on
do a bang-up job
do one proud
make for
provide
lead to
make the grade
gain fulfillment
fulfill your potential
bear out
do proud
supply
give
furnish
instigate
play a part in
drive
be instrumental in
spur
come across
have
hand over
impart
drop
come up with
spark
activate
foment
play a role in
hasten
quicken
impel
have a hand in
encourage
add to
accelerate
amount to
culminate in
elicit
incite
contribute to
foster
stimulate
be a factor in
stir up
cultivate
instilUK
spark off
push forward
speed up
be conducive to
arouse
inspire
set in motion
introduce
expedite
instillUS
open the door for
influence
be responsible for
end in
trigger off
kickoff
touch off
finish in
draw out
add up to
have a part in
make possible
conduce to
forward
put in motion
conduce
oil the wheels of
be at the bottom of
whip up
evoke
have the effect of
enkindle
entail
be the cause of
help
be partly responsible for
bring out
spell
contribute
close
end
stop
terminate
cease
halt
culminate
lapse
wrap
elapse
expire
shutter
quit
discontinue
break off
scratch
fold
hang up
scrub
let up
come to a conclusion
bring to a conclusion
bring to a close
round up
break up
close out
dead-end
come to an end
round out
knock off
come to a close
leave off
wink out
bring to an end
shut down
set the seal on
pack in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To come to a judgment
determine
finaliseUK
finalizeUS
resolve
confirm
specify
agree to
conclude
decree
designate
rule on
adjudge
adjudicate
arbitrate
decide on
deem
judge
settle on
agree on
assign
authoriseUK
call the shots on
cinch
clinch
come to a decision about
figure out
fix upon
nail down
name
ordain
pin down
prescribe
set
work out
take a decision on
square off
square up
more ❯
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