Antonyms for authorize

Grammar : Verb

Spell : aw-thuh-rahyz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ θəˌraɪz

Definition of authorize

Origin : "give formal approval to," late 14c., autorisen, from Old French autoriser "authorize, give authority to" (12c.), from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor (see author (n.)). Modern spelling from 16c. Related: Authorized; authorizing.

verb give power or control
verb permit, allow

Example sentences :

I authorize you now to break all this to the family in any way you think best.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

What resolution had they come to, he asked, as he could not authorize them to fight?
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

However, will you authorize my father-in-law to undertake your case?
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

Certainly, I authorize M. Leveque to do so, and tell him that I thank him a thousand times.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

If you authorize me to act for you, I have no doubt something can be arranged.
Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett

Some argued that no papal dispensation could authorize or justify such a marriage.
Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott

I authorize you to take all the risks,' he said, after a short silence. '
Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad

On the contrary, they did authorize the "admission" of spectral evidence.
Extract from : « Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather » by Charles W. Upham

But this does not authorize you to be stern and harsh, as an officer in the army.
Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis

I did not know of any experiments which might authorize a denial of it.
Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

Synonyms for authorize

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