authorise

2 definitions found

authorise - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  authorise \authorise\ v.
     1. grant authorization or clearance for. Same as authorize.
  
     Syn: authorize, pass, clear, permit officially.
          [WordNet 1.5]

authorise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  authorise
      v 1: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her
           assistant to sign the papers" [syn: empower, authorise,
           authorize]
      2: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript
         for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this
         slanderous biography" [syn: authorize, authorise, pass,
         clear]