authorize
verb/ˈɔθəˌraɪz/
Frequency rank: #8,733 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To give official permission for something.
Example sentence
The manager needs to authorize all employee expenses before they can be reimbursed.
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