Authorize and Refuse

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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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Antonyms for Authorize
Refuse is an antonym for authorize in topics: permit, give power or control.
Nearby Words: authority, authorise, author, authorization, authorised

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: the reclusive movie star usually refuses requests for interviews
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Antonyms for Refuse
Authorize is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser
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Common collocations

idea authorize idea refuse idea
transfer authorize transfer refuse transfer
war authorize war refuse war
surgery authorize surgery refuse surgery

Both words in one sentence

  • The '70s That happened when Stan Lee wrote a government requested anti-drug Spider-Man story, which the code was dumb enough to refuse to authorize, forcing Lee to diplomatically defy them to considerable praise.
    Source: The '70s
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