Synonyms:
authorize, authorise, pass, clear
Meaning: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
Usage examples
And if Congress itself can not do this--if it is beyond the powers conferred on the Federal Government--it will be admitted, we presume, that it could not authorize a territorial government to exercise them.
Symptoms of relaxation in some of the leaders authorize a gleam of hope if you do well, but certainly I think not otherwise." Virginia justified his hopes by a majority of 89 against 79 for ratification (June 25, 1788).
When the leaves of black and green tea are expanded by hot water, and examined by the botanist, though a difference of character is perceived, yet this is not sufficient to authorize considering them as distinct species.