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Verb: authorise  'othu`rIz
Usage: Brit (=authorize)
  1. Give or delegate power or authority to
    - empower, authorize
     
  2. Grant authorization or clearance for
    - authorize, pass, clear

Derived forms: authorises, authorising, authorised

See also: authorisation [Brit], authoriser [Brit]

Type of: allow, appoint, charge, countenance, let, permit

Encyclopedia: Authorise

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