Authorize vs Authorized - What's the difference?
authorize | authorized |
To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
allowed.
(authorize)
As verbs the difference between authorize and authorized
is that authorize is to grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something) while authorized is (authorize).As an adjective authorized is
allowed.authorize
English
Alternative forms
* authorise (British) * authourise (rare) * authourize (rare)Verb
(authoriz)- The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.
- The judge authorized the wiretapping.