Authorize and Pass

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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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Pass is a synonym for authorize. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Authorize".

Pass verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.

Usage example: Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech

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Authorize is a synonym for pass in approve topic. You can use "Authorize" instead a verb "Pass", if it concerns topics such as authorise, enact.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

authorize series

pass series

With no one willing to authorize deadly force, the Border Guards allowed them to pass through.

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