authorise

Other spellings

• (US) authorize

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔθəraɪz/ or /ˈɑθəraɪz/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈɒθəraɪz/ or /ˈɑθəraɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔːθəraɪz/

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Verb

Plain form authorise

Third-person singular authorises

Past tense authorised

Past participle authorised

Present participle authorising

1. (transitive) To authorise someone is to give them power or permission.

   I will need to authorise you before you step through that gate.

2. (transitive) To authorise can be to allow something to be done.