Authorize and Negative

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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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Negative is an antonym for authorize.
Nearby Words: authority, authorise, author, authorization, authorised

Negative

Negative verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: ultimately, we negatived the request for a personal loan
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Authorize is an antonym for negative.
Nearby Words: negate, negatived, negation, negated, negativism
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