authorise
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[change]- (US) IPA (key): /ˈɔθəraɪz/ or /ˈɑθəraɪz/
- (Canada) IPA (key): /ˈɒθəraɪz/ or /ˈɑθəraɪz/
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈɔːθəraɪz/
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- (transitive) To authorise someone is to give them power or permission.
- I will need to authorise you before you step through that gate.
- (transitive) To authorise can be to allow something to be done.