(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If someone is ~ed to do something, they have the authority or power to do it. (FORMAL)
The army is now ~ed to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis...
= authorize
VERB: be V-ed to-inf
2.
To ~ someone means to give them the means to achieve something, for example to become stronger or more successful.
What I’m trying to do is to ~ people, to give them ways to help them get well.
VERB: V n