Authorize and Decline

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Authorize

Authorize verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.
Usage example: a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards
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Decline is an antonym for authorize.
Nearby Words: authority, authorise, author, authorization, authorised

Decline

Decline verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: declined our request to hold a party
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Antonyms for Decline
Authorize is an antonym for decline.
Nearby Words: declined, declining, declination, declinable
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Common collocations

thanks authorize thanks decline thanks
team authorize team decline team
usage authorize usage decline usage
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