Antonyms for authorized

Grammar : Adj

Spell : aw-thuh-rahyzd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ θəˌraɪzd

Definition of authorized

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.

adj approved

Example sentences :

Clinton had been authorized to burn all cities that refused submission.
Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various

The author of this letter has, at my request, authorized me to publish it anonymously.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Misard was authorized to employ her as gatekeeper on the railway after the death of Flore.
Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson

And she was authorized in doing so, because he had promised to take her to the circus that evening.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

He was justified, he was authorized, he was the instrument of a fixed purpose.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

And let me tell you that I am authorized to pay three times the regular wages.
Extract from : « Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer » by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham

I've been authorized to go fully into this thing with you, and to decide it.
Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton

He himself told me the story in Stockholm and authorized me to make it known.
Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon

"And I am not authorized to employ force," said the lieutenant.
Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray

I am authorized by your husband, as your physician, to speak plain truths to you.
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

Synonyms for authorized

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