Authorize

Definition of Authorize

To give official permission or approval for something

How should Authorize divide into syllables

The word 'authorize' has four syllables. The vowels in this word are 'a', 'o', and 'i'. The consonants in this word are 'u', 't', 'h', 'r', 'z', and 'e'.

Part of Speech - Authorize

The principal will authorize the field trip.

Sentences with Authorize

• The bank would not authorize the loan.
• The president will authorize the use of military force.
• I need to authorize the payment before the work can start.
• My boss will authorize my vacation time.
• The parent must authorize any medical treatment for a child.
• The government can authorize a search warrant.
• The committee will authorize the budget for the project.
• I can't authorize overtime without approval from my supervisor.
• The judge will authorize the release of the prisoner.
• The company will authorize a refund for the defective product.

Quotes with Authorize

• If you want to run for prime minister, you can. If you don't, that's wonderful, too. Shave your armpits, don't shave them, wear flats one day, heels the next. These things are so irrelevant and surface to what it is all really about, and I wish people wouldn't get caught up in that. We want to empower women to do exactly what they want, to be true to themselves, to have the opportunities to develop. Women should feel free to be who they are. It's time that we stop worrying about what other people think.
• It's time to authorize the use of military force against Iraq.
• The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation -- or a relationship.
• It was a mistake for the administration to authorize a leak about the program in the first place.
• The president has asked Congress to authorize military force against Syria.
• I had an opportunity to authorize an illegal action, I did not authorize that illegal action; I authorized lawful action.
• I'm not going to authorize spending $33 billion in Afghanistan and not have a hearing.
• We have to have the courage to authorize an independent investigation of the White House.
• My dad was a master sergeant in the Air Force and my mom was a stay-at-home mom.
• We will authorize the Air Force to fly over Libya.
• I was authorized to do everything that I did.
• We must authorize and implement a National Missile Defense System.
• I think it's a mistake to authorize the use of military force against Iraq.
• I, for one, would not like to authorize Guantanamo Bay for a terrorist detainee.
• We must authorize the president to exercise his constitutional responsibility.
• I think that if we are going to authorize the use of military force, we ought to be able to do so with a clear understanding of what it is we are committing to.
• I think it's wrong to authorize the indefinite detention of American citizens without charge.
• Congress must authorize any deployment of U.S. forces in a foreign country.
• I'm not going to authorize any torture techniques.
• I will not authorize a dime of American taxpayer dollars to go to the IMF without a full understanding of what is being proposed.

Number of characters in Authorize

9 ( a, u, t, h, o, r, i, z, e )

Unique letters in Authorize

9 ( a, u, t, h, o, r, i, z, e )

Authorize Backwards

ezirohtua

Phonetic Transcription of Authorize

IPA (International): ˈɔ:θɜ:ˌaɪz

ARA (American): ˈɔθɝˌaɪz

EPA (English): ˈɔ:θɜ:ˌaɪz

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