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authorizes

verb
SayAW-thuh-ryz-izUS/ˈɔθəɹaɪzɪz/UK/ˈɔːθəɹaɪzɪz/

UK spellingauthorises

1 meaning of authorizes

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of authorize. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    The manager authorizes every refund over fifty dollars.

    She authorizes the team to start work each morning.

    Note

authorizes is a form of authorize

authorize, verb: To give someone the right or power to do something. Full entry

Forms
authorizeauthorizes he/she/itauthorizing -ing formauthorized past tense, past participle
Spelling
authorize → authorizes: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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