Authorize
Authorize verb - To give a right to.
Usage example: this pass will authorize you to go backstage
Legitimize is a synonym for authorize in license topic. In some cases you can use "Legitimize" instead a verb "Authorize".
Legitimize
Legitimize verb - Make legal.
Authorize is a synonym for legitimize in legalize topic. You can use "Authorize" instead a verb "Legitimize", if it concerns topics such as validate.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- warrant and authorize
- warrant and legitimize
- allow and authorize
- allow and legitimize
- sanction and authorize
- sanction and legitimize
- approve and authorize
- approve and legitimize
- commission and authorize
- commission and legitimize
- support and authorize
- support and legitimize
- confirm and authorize
- confirm and legitimize
Common collocations
| actions | authorize actions | legitimize actions |
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Legitimize and Authorize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorize/legitimize
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