To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.
From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor. See author about the orthography with ⟨h⟩. Doublet of octroy.
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