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