authorize

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

au·thor·ize (BrE also-ise) [authorize authorizes authorized authorizing] BrE [ˈɔːθəraɪz] NAmE [ˈɔːθəraɪz] verb often passive
to give official permission for sth, or for sb to do sth
•~ sth I can authorize payments up to £5 000.
•an authorized biography
•~ sb to do sth I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
•The soldiers were authorized to shoot at will.
see also ↑unauthorized
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French autoriser, from medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’.

Example Bank:
•The manager had expressly authorized the goods to be removed.
•Access is controlled so that only authorized people can use it.
•She tried to break into a security file for which she was not authorized.
•Taxes must be authorized by an Act of Parliament.
•The Queen authorized her press secretary to demand an apology.
•The police were authorized to record his phone conversations.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  empower, authorise, pass, clear