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Granted vs Authorize - What's the difference?

granted | authorize |

As verbs the difference between granted and authorize

is that granted is past tense of grant while authorize is to grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).

As an adverb granted

is Used to concede a point, often before stating some contrasting information.

As a preposition granted

is used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.

Synonyms

* (used to mark the premise of an argument) given

See also

* take for granted

Anagrams

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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