autorizar — meaning in English

English meaning

• authorize verb To give someone official permission or power to do something.
• sanction noun Official approval or permission for an action.

Senses

autorizar is used for these senses in English:

• authorize (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
• sanction (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

sanction — full definition

1. noun Official approval or permission for an action.
2. noun A penalty imposed to enforce compliance, especially by one country against another.
3. verb To officially approve or authorize.
4. verb To penalize, especially a country or organization, in order to force compliance.

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