1. (

• empower ,
• authorise ,
• authorize

) give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" ;

2. (

• authorize ,
• authorise ,
• pass ,
• clear ,

) grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" ;

1. (

• authorized ,
• authorised

) endowed with authority ;

2. (

• authoritative ,
• authorized ,
• authorised

) sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" ;