authorize
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++au·thor·ize (also authorise British English) /ˈɔːθəraɪz $ ˈɒː-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] LET/ALLOWto give official permission for something 授权，批准，许可 an authorized biography 授权传记authorize somebody to do something Napoleon III authorized Haussmann to rebuild Paris. 拿破仑三世授权奥斯曼重建巴黎。► see thesaurus at allow→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
authorize• He said this knowing that the architects were designing for a larger site quite unaware that only a portion had been authorized.• The willingness to bend the rules to authorize a major invasion of civil liberties contrasts sharply with the Spycatcher case.• Woolsey served on the Petaluma City Council when the flood project was authorized after the devastating floods of 1982-83.• As Stuart Marshall observed pointedly, postmodernism authorizes but has yet to create a new populism.• The assistance is in addition to the $ 22 million the president authorized March 4.• Among other matters, the city council authorized more funds for additional police officers.• It may authorize the chairman, or recommend that the chairman of the Select Committee should write to the responsible minister.• Who authorized the decision to close the factory?• Only Congress can authorize the President to declare war.• The state Public Utilities Commission authorized the rates.• His relatives and employees later said they had not authorized those contributions.authorize somebody to do something• The city council authorized staff to purchase a new computer system.From Longman Business Dictionaryauthorizeau‧thor‧ize /ˈɔːθəraɪzˈɒː-/ (also authorise British English) verb [transitive] to give official or legal permission for somethingThe board has authorized the buy-back of 85,000 shares.The bill would authorize $850 million a year in grants to states to carry out school-improvement plans.authorize somebody to do somethingThe Food and Drug Administration authorized the company to restart production. —authorized (also authorised British English) adjectiveThe company has a large network of authorized dealers. —authorization (also authorisation British English) noun [countable, uncountable]The airline got authorization for four weekly cargo flights to Chicago.He was accused of taking $38,000 from the company without authorization.The government is threatening to reduce export authorizations.→ See Verb tableau·thor·ize verbChineseSyllable
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authorize
au‧thor‧ize
(also authorise British English) /ˈɔːθəraɪz $ ˈɒː-/ verb [transitive]
an authorized biography
authorize somebody to do something
Napoleon III authorized Haussmann to rebuild Paris.
▪ allow to say that someone can do something – used about parents, teachers, or people in authority: They don’t allow students to chew gum in the classroom. | I’m not allowed to stay out after ten o'clock.
▪let [not in passive] to allow someone to do something. Let is not used in the passive, and is much more commonly used in everyday English than allow: Will your Mum let you come to the party? | I’ll borrow John’s bicycle, if he’ll let me.
▪permit formal if something is permitted, it is allowed according to the rules - used especially on written notices and announcements: Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building.
▪give somebody permission used when someone in an important official position decides to allow someone to do something: He was given special permission to leave school early. | The Home Office has given him permission to stay in Britain indefinitely.
▪give your consent to say that you will allow someone to do something that will affect you personally, or a member of your family, when you have a legal right to say ‘no’: Her parents have given their consent to the marriage. | You can’t build on someone’s land without the owner’s consent.
▪give something the go-ahead to officially allow a planned project or activity to happen: The government finally gave the go-ahead for a new terminal at Heathrow airport. | A new nuclear plant has been given the go-ahead.
▪authorize to officially or legally allow someone to do something - used about laws or people: The UN resolution would authorize the use of force. | I never authorized them to give information about me to other banks.
▪entitle to give someone the right to do or have something: The pass entitles you to travel on any bus, at any time, in Norwich. | If the goods are faulty, the customer is entitled to a refund.
▪sanction formal to give official approval and support for something: The Truman administration refused to sanction a military attack. | The advertisements were sanctioned by the candidate himself.
au‧thor‧ize
(also authorise British English) /ˈɔːθəraɪz $ ˈɒː-/ verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: authority, authorization, authoritarian, authoritarianism; adjective: authoritarian, authoritative, authorized ≠ unauthorized; verb: authorize; adverb: authoritatively
to give official permission for something: authorize somebody to do something
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