Establish vs Authorize - What's the difference?
establish | authorize |
To make stable or firm; to confirm.
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To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
* , (w) 6:18
To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=4 To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.
To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
In lang=en terms the difference between establish and authorize
is that establish is to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate while authorize is to permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).As verbs the difference between establish and authorize
is that establish is to make stable or firm; to confirm while authorize is to grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).establish
English
Verb
(es)- But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
citation, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
Derived terms
* established church * establishing shot * long-establishedReferences
* *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.
