authorised Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give or delegate power or authority to
    authorize; empower; authorise.
    • She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
  2. verb grant authorization or clearance for
    authorize; clear; authorise; pass.
    • Clear the manuscript for publication
    • The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
  3. adjective endowed with authority
    authorized.
  4. adjective satellite sanctioned by established authority
    authoritative; authorized.
    • an authoritative communique
    • the authorized biography

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