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Definition of: authorize
(ô′thər·īz) v.t. ·ized, ·iz·ing
1. To confer authority upon; empower; commission.
2. To warrant; justify.
3. To sanction; approve.
4. Obs. To vouch for. See JUSTIFY.
—au′thor·iz′er noun
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