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authorizing Synonyms & Antonyms

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Authorizing as a Verb

1

present participle and gerund of authorize

2

To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).

The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.

3

To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).

The judge authorized the wiretapping.

Authorizing in a Sentence

The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.

The judge authorized the wiretapping.

Word Forms & Grammar

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