AUTHORISE

authorize, authorise, pass, clear

(verb) grant authorization or clearance for; “Clear the manuscript for publication”; “The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography”

empower, authorise, authorize

(verb) give or delegate power or authority to; “She authorized her assistant to sign the papers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

authorise (third-person singular simple present authorises, present participle authorising, simple past and past participle authorised)

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of authorize.

Anagrams

• thioureas

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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