Authorize and Show

Authorize

Authorize verb - To give official or legal power to.

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

Show

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

Authorize and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authorize" instead a verb "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

Both words in one sentence

  • During his speech after breaking into the talk show in a tank, Harry says that the Constitution doesn't authorize the IRS.
  • Video Game / Another Century's Episode A subtly comedic example of this is the Billbine, where Cham Fau attempts to authorize it for launch, only for Show Zama, its pilot to brush her out of the way and say it himself.
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