"authorise" meaning in All languages combined

See authorise on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɔθəraɪz/ [US], /ˈɒθəraɪz/ [Canada], /ˈɔːθəraɪz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-authorize.ogg [US] Forms: authorise [canonical], authorises [third-person, singular], authorised [past], authorised [past, participle], authorising [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|authoris|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To authorise someone is to give them power or permission.
    Sense id: simple-authorise-en-verb-w4YeXZYL
  2. To authorise can be to allow something to be done.
    Sense id: simple-authorise-en-verb-f4VxIt-H
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