All authorize synonyms

verb authorize

• permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
• okay — to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
• license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
• ratify — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
• warrant — authorization, sanction, or justification.
• confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
• sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
• approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
• bless — When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
• commission — If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
• vest — a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
• invest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
• accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
• affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
• tolerate — to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
• qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
• countenance — If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
• let — Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
• suffer — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
• give the go-ahead — authorize sb to do sth
• rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
• say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
• allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
• consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.