<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.</li><li>to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.</li><li>to establish by authority or usage: an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books.</li><li>to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>