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Authorize vs Premit - What's the difference?

authorize | premit |

As verbs the difference between authorize and premit

is that authorize is to grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something) while premit is (obsolete) to premise.

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

    premit

    English

    Verb

    (premitt)
  • (obsolete) To premise.
    • (Donne)
    (Webster 1913) ----