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authorize - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | authorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give power or control |
| Synonyms: | accredit, bless, commission, empower, enable, entitle, invest, license, okay, vest, give authority, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the word, rubber-stamp, say the word |
| Antonyms: | deny, reject |
| Main Entry: | authorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | permit, allow |
| Synonyms: | affirm, approve, confirm, countenance, endorse, let, license, qualify, ratify, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrant, give leave |
| Antonyms: | deny, disallow, reject |
| Main Entry: | authenticate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish as real, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accredit, attest, authorize, bear out, certify, confirm, corroborate, endorse, guarantee, justify, prove, substantiate, validate, verify, vouch, warrant |
| Main Entry: | certify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare as true |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, ascertain, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, aver, avow, commission, confirm, corroborate, endorse, guarantee, license, notify, okay, profess, reassure, sanction, show, state, swear, testify, validate, verify, vouch, witness, rubber-stamp |
| Antonyms: | contradict, counteract, deny, disavow, discredit, invalidate, reject, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | charter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reserve, commission |
| Synonyms: | allow, authorize, borrow, contract, employ, engage, hire, lease, let, license, permit, rent, sanction |
| Antonyms: | cancel |
| Main Entry: | consign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrust, hand over for care |
| Synonyms: | address, appoint, assign, authorize, commission, commit, confide, convey, delegate, deliver, dispatch, forward, give, issue, relegate, remit, route, send, ship, transfer, transmit, turn over, commend to, deposit with, put in charge of |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, receive, retain |
| Main Entry: | deputize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appoint as a deputy |
| Synonyms: | assign, authorize, commission, consign, delegate, entrust, mandate, depute |
| Main Entry: | entrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give custody, authority to |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, assign, authorize, bank, charge, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, count, delegate, deliver, depend, hand over, impose, invest, reckon, relegate, rely, trust, turn over, bend an ear, deposit with, leave with |
| Main Entry: | hire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commission for responsibility, use |
| Synonyms: | appoint, authorize, book, bring in, carry, charter, delegate, draft, employ, empower, engage, enlist, exploit, lease, let, obtain, occupy, pick, place, pledge, procure, promise, put on*, rent, retain, secure, select, take on, utilize, add to payroll, bring on board, contract for, fill a position, find help, give a break, give job to, give work, ink, make use of, put to work, sign on, sign up*, sublease, sublet, truck with |
| Antonyms: | discharge, fire, lay off, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | legalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, validate |
| Synonyms: | approve, authorize, codify, constitute, decree, decriminalize, enact, formulate, launder, legislate, legitimate, license, ordain, permit, regulate, sanction, clean up, legitimatize |
| Antonyms: | deny, prohibit, refuse, veto |
| Main Entry: | okay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree to |
| Synonyms: | accept, accredit, approve, authorize, certify, condone, confirm, consent to, endorse, give one's consent, give the go-ahead, give the green light, notarize, ok, pass, rubber-stamp, sanction, say yes to |
| Antonyms: | deny, disagree, refuse, reject, veto |
| Main Entry: | permit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow participation |
| Synonyms: | abet, accede, accept, acquiesce, admit, agree, authorize, bless, boost, buy, charter, concede, concur, condone, consent, empower, enable, endorse, endure, franchise, go for, grant, have, humor, indulge, leave, let, license, okay, pass, privilege, sanctify, sanction, sign, suffer, thumbs up*, tolerate, warrant, blink at, give leave, give permission, let pass, say yes, shake on, sign off on, take kindly to, wink at* |
| Antonyms: | deny, disallow, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tolerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, indulge |
| Synonyms: | abide, accept, admit, authorize, bear, bear with, brook, condone, countenance, endure, go, have, hear, humor, permit, pocket, receive, sanction, stand, stand for, stomach*, string along, suffer, sustain, swallow*, take, undergo, blink at, consent to, go along with, live with, put up with, sit and take it, sit still for, stay the course, submit to, tough out*, wink at* |
| Antonyms: | check, disallow, disapprove, halt, stop, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | validate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ascertain the truth, authenticity of something |
| Synonyms: | John Hancock*, approve, authenticate, authorize, bear out, certify, confirm, constitute, corroborate, endorse, justify, legalize, okay*, ratify, sanction, substantiate, verify, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the nod, legitimize, make binding, make legal, make stick, rubber-stamp, set seal on, sign off on |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select and give a responsibility |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, appoint, ascribe, attach, attribute, authorize, cast, charge, choice, commission, commit, credit, delegate, deputize, designate, downlink, download, draft, elect, empower, enroll, entrust, hang on*, hire, impute, name, nominate, ordain, refer, reference, select, slot, tab, tag, hold responsible, pin on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand |
| Synonyms: | adjure, appoint, authorize, ban, bar, beckon, bid, call, call for, charge, check, cite, compel, debar, dictate, direct, enact, enjoin, exact, forbid, grant, impose, inflict, inhibit, instruct, interdict, oblige, ordain, order, proclaim, prohibit, require, requisition, restrain, rule out, set, subpoena, summon, task, tell, warn, call on, call the signals, call upon, force upon, give directions, give orders, lay down the law, mark out, ordinate, put foot down, send for, take charge, take lead |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Antonyms: | contradict, countermand, oppose, recall, reverse, revoke |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reward, dignify |
| Synonyms: | adorn, arm, authorize, commission, delegate, determine, enable, endow, ennoble, erect, establish, exalt, festoon, fix, heighten, honor, inaugurate, induct, install, invest, raise, sanction, set up, settle, stabilize, strengthen, coronate, dower, endue, enthrone |
| Antonyms: | dishonor, disregard, fine, punish |
| Main Entry: | delegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give authority; empower |
| Synonyms: | accredit, appoint, assign, authorize, cast, charge, choose, commission, constitute, deputize, designate, elect, invest, license, mandate, name, nominate, ordain, select, warrant, depute, give nod, place trust in, swear in |
| Antonyms: | keep |
| Main Entry: | establish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set up, organize |
| Synonyms: | authorize, base, build, constitute, create, decree, enact, endow, ensconce, entrench, erect, fix, form, found, ground, implant, inaugurate, inculcate, install, institute, land, live, lodge, moor, originate, place, plant, practice, provide, put, root, secure, settle, stabilize, start, station, stick, domiciliate, lay foundation, ring in, rivet, set down, start ball rolling |
| Antonyms: | destroy, invalidate, ruin, unsettle, disestablish |
| Main Entry: | let |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, authorize, cause, certify, commission, concede, enable, endorse, give, grant, have, hear of, leave, license, make, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrant, be big, free up, give leave, give okay, give permission, live with, sit still for |
| Antonyms: | forbid, hinder, hold, impede, inhibit, keep, obstruct, prevent |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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