authorise
Translation
to authorize, to permit, to empower
Examples
The manager must authorise the payment.
The manager must authorize the payment.
I authorised him to sign the document.
I authorized him to sign the document.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to give official permission for (sth.) The manager must authorize the payment.
((sb.)) ((to-inf)) to give (sb.) the authority to do (sth.) I authorized him to sign the document.
Similar Words
Synonyms: permit, allow, approve, sanction; Antonyms: forbid, prohibit
Etymology
From 'author' + '-ize' (verb-forming suffix). To give authority.
Memory Tips
To 'authorize' something is to be the 'author' of its permission. Note the American spelling with 'z'.