— authorizable , adj. — authorizer , n.
/aw"theuh ruyz'/ , v.t., authorized, authorizing .
1. to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
2. to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
3. to establish by authority or usage: an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books.
4. to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.
Also, esp. Brit., authorise .
[ 1350-1400; earlier auctorize auctorizare; r. ME autorisen autoriser ]