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| Main Entry: | empower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, enable |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, charge, commission, delegate, entitle, entrust, grant, invest, license, okay, permit, privilege, qualify, sanction, vest, warrant, capacitate, legitimize |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, revoke, disenfranchise |
| Main Entry: | sanctioned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authorized |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accredited, approved, confirmed, licensed, permitted, warranted, allowed, empowered, okayed |
| Main Entry: | privileged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowed, exempt |
| Synonyms: | authorized, eligible, excused, free, furnished, granted, immune, kosher*, licensed, okay*, qualified, sanctioned, special, vested, chartered, empowered, entitled, franchised, legit, okayed, palatine |
| Antonyms: | prevented, unexempt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accredit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give authorization or control |
| Synonyms: | appoint, approve, authorize, certify, commission, empower, enable, endorse, entrust, guarantee, license, okay, recognize, sanction, vouch for |
| Antonyms: | deny, disapprove, reject |
| Main Entry: | allow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | permit an action |
| Synonyms: | accord, accredit, admit, approve, authorize, bear, brook, certify, commission, consent, empower, endorse, endure, favor, hear of, indulge, let, license, oblige, okay, pass, recognize, release, sanction, stand, suffer, support, tolerate, warrant, be big, be game for, free up, give a blank check, give carte blanche, give leave, give permission, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, grant permission, hold with, live with, pass on, put up with, sit still for, take kindly to |
| Antonyms: | deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, prohibit, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstand |
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, groove*, license, maintain, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, support, thumbs up*, uphold, validate, buy into, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, hats off to, lap up, make law, make valid, push for, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to |
| Antonyms: | disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject |
* = 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: | 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: | commission |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize or delegate task |
| Synonyms: | accredit, appoint, assign, bespeak, bid, charge, command, commit, consign, constitute, contract, crown, deputize, dispatch, employ, empower, enable, engage, enlist, enroll, entrust, hire, inaugurate, induct, instruct, invest, license, name, nominate, ordain, order, select, send, confide to, depute |
| Antonyms: | retract, unauthorize |
| Main Entry: | commit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deliver, entrust |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, authorize, charge, commend, commission, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, deposit, deputize, destine, dispatch, employ, empower, engage, give, hand over, hold, ice, imprison, institutionalize, invest, move, offer, ordain, promise, put away, relegate, remove, send, shift, submit, transfer, vest, confer trust, depend upon, depute, give to do, grant authority, intrust, leave to, make responsible for, put in the hands of, rely upon, turn over to |
| Antonyms: | keep, keep from |
| Main Entry: | constitute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize |
| Synonyms: | appoint, commission, decree, delegate, deputize, designate, draft, empower, enact, establish, legislate, make, name, nominate, ordain, order, depute |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' comprise means literally 'embrace': a zoo comprises mammals, reptiles, and birds (because it 'embraces' or includes them), but animals do not comprise ('embrace') a zoo, they constitute a zoo |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse |
| Main Entry: | enable |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, commission, condition, empower, endow, facilitate, fit, implement, invest, let, license, permit, prepare, qualify, ready, sanction, set up, warrant, capacitate, give power, make possible, provide the means |
| Antonyms: | block, disallow, halt, hinder, inhibit, oppose, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | endow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give large gift |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, back, bequeath, bestow, confer, contribute, donate, empower, enable, enhance, enrich, establish, favor, finance, found, fund, furnish, grant, heighten, invest, leave, organize, promote, provide, sponsor, subscribe, subsidize, supply, support, will, come through with, endue, lay on, make over*, settle on, vest in |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | energize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | activate; give more life |
| Synonyms: | animate, arm, build up, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, fortify, invigorate, motivate, pep up, prime, quicken, reinforce, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, trigger, turn on, work up, zap*, actify, activize, goose*, innervate, inspirit, jazz up, juice up, liven up, pump up, put zip into, start up, switch on, vitalize |
| Antonyms: | deactivate, debilitate, sap, tire, weaken, weary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enfranchise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set free |
| Synonyms: | emancipate, empower, free, liberate, naturalize, release, citizenize, give rights to, grant citizenship to, manumit |
| Antonyms: | enslave |
| Main Entry: | entitle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold right to |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, authorize, empower, enable, enfranchise, let, license, permit, rate, warrant, be in line for, confer a right, fit for, have coming, make eligible, qualify for |
| 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: | invest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give power or authority |
| Synonyms: | adopt, authorize, bequeath, charge, consecrate, empower, endow, establish, honor, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, license, ordain, sanction, vest, endue, enthrone, instate |
| Antonyms: | divest, take away |
| Main Entry: | license |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, certify, commission, empower, enable, let, permit, privilege, sanction, suffer, warrant |
| Antonyms: | ban, prohibit, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | nominate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate, select |
| Synonyms: | appoint, assign, call, choose, commission, decide, draft, elect, elevate, empower, intend, make, mean, name, offer, present, proffer, propose, purpose, put up, recommend, slate, slot, specify, submit, suggest, tab, tap, tender, term, cognominate, denominate, put down for |
| Antonyms: | ignore, pass over |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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