authorized

English Online Dictionary. What means authorized‎? What does authorized mean?

English

Alternative forms

• authorised (non-Oxford British English)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɑθəɹaɪzd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːθəɹaɪzd/

Adjective

authorized (not comparable)

1. Explicitly allowed.

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Synonyms

• permitted
• allowed

Antonyms

• unauthorized

Coordinate terms

• approved (in some legal contexts, authorization is different from approval)

Derived terms

Related terms

• authorization

Translations

Verb

authorized

1. simple past and past participle of authorize

Further reading

• “authorized”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• authorize in Britannica Dictionary
• authorized, authorised at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.