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Authentic vs Authorize - What's the difference?

authentic | authorize |

As an adjective authentic

is of the same origin as claimed; genuine.

As a verb authorize is

to grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).

authentic

English

Alternative forms

* authentical, authentick, authenticke, authentique (all archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
    • The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
  • Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
    • The report was completely authentic .
    an authentic''' writer; an '''authentic''' portrait; '''authentic information
  • (music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
  • (obsolete) authoritative
    • (Milton)

    Synonyms

    * (of the claimed origin) genuine, real, bonafide, bona fide, unfaked * (conforming to fact) reliable, trustworthy, credible, unfaked

    Antonyms

    * (not of the claimed origin) phony, fake; ingenuine

    Derived terms

    * authentically * authenticate * authentication * authenticity * authenticism * authenticist

    authorize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * authorise (British) * authourise (rare) * authourize (rare)

    Verb

    (authoriz)
  • To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
    • The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.
  • To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
    • The judge authorized the wiretapping.

    Derived terms

    * deauthorize, deauthorise * authorization, authorisation * unauthorized, unauthorised