Authorize

v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) 1 officially approve, sanction. 2 (foll. by to + infin.) give authority to (a person to do a thing). r . authorization Pzeil(a)n/ n. Authorized Version n. English translation of the Bible made in 1611. authorship n. 1 origin of a book etc. 2 profession of an author.