Approve and Authorize

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Approve

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site

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Authorize is a synonym for approve in allow topic. In some cases you can use "Authorize" instead a verb "Approve", when it comes to topics like ratify, guarantee, authorise, agree to. popular alternative

Nearby Words: approval, approbation, approving, approvingly, approvement

Authorize

Authorize verb - To give official or legal power to.

Usage example: only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots

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Approve is a synonym for authorize in permit topic. You can use "Approve" instead a verb "Authorize", if it concerns topics such as guarantee, allow, ratify, give permission for. popular alternative

Nearby Words: authority, authorise, author, authorization, authorised

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Common collocations

action	approve action	authorize action
change	approve change	authorize change
idea	approve idea	authorize idea
use	approve use	authorize use
Other words: expedition, release.

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