adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/
cot-caught-merger:/ˈɑθəɹaɪzd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɔːθəɹaɪzd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Explicitly allowed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
authorized access
authorized clothes
authorized decision
authorized hunting
authorized payment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of authorize
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
endowed with authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: authorised
Antonyms: unauthorized
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
sanctioned by established authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an authoritative communique
the authorized biography
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: authoritative, authorised
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
autoritzat
— explicitly allowed
Czech:
povolený
— explicitly allowed
Finnish:
auktorisoitu
— explicitly allowed
French:
autorisé
— explicitly allowed
Galician:
autorizado
— explicitly allowed
German:
autorisiert
— explicitly allowed
Hindi:
अधिकृत
(adhikŕt)
— explicitly allowed
Hindi:
प्राधिकृत
(prādhikŕt)
— explicitly allowed
Hindi:
अनुज्ञप्त
(anujñapt)
— explicitly allowed
Malayalam:
അംഗീകൃത
(aṅgīkr̥ta)
— explicitly allowed