Authorize and Inhibit

Authorize

Authorize verb - To give official or legal power to.

Inhibit and authorize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inhibit" instead a verb "Authorize".

Inhibit

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Authorize and inhibit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authorize" instead a verb "Inhibit".

Common collocations

change authorize change inhibit change
use authorize use inhibit use
transformation authorize transformation inhibit transformation
activation authorize activation inhibit activation
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