Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

authorise

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: au-tho-rise
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Mr. Waller adds that when the railway was authorised in 1897, one of the clauses of the Act authorising the transfer of the line to the North British Railway provided that that company should work it in perpetuity, and it was this clause that caused the interim interdict to be granted."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

authorises (present, singular) authorising (participle, present) authorised (participle, past) authorised (past)

Derived Forms

authorisable authoriser reauthorise

Phrases

de-authorise

Synonyms

authorize pass clear empower

Questions

What does authorise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.

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