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authorize

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/ˈɔːθəraɪz/ · au-thor-ize

To give permission or power to do something.

Meanings

verbformal

To give permission or power to do something.

کسی چیز کرنے کی اجازت یا طاقت دینا۔

اختیار دینا

ikhtiyar dena

Synonyms

permitallowempowerاجازت دینامجاز کرنااختیار دینا

Antonyms

forbidprohibitdenyممنوع کرناروکناانکار کرنا

Common Collocations

  • authorize a transaction
  • authorize access
  • authorize a payment

Example Sentences

The manager will authorize the budget for the project.

منیجر پروجیکٹ کے لئے بجٹ اختیار دے گا۔

Manager project ke liye budget ikhtiyar de ga.

He needs to authorize the changes before they can be implemented.

اسے تبدیلیوں کو عملی جامہ پہنانے سے پہلے اختیار دینا ہوگا۔

Usay tabdeeliyon ko amli jama pehnanay se pehlay ikhtiyar dena hoga.

To access the secure area, you must be authorized by the security team.

محفوظ علاقے میں داخل ہونے کے لیے، آپ کو سیکیورٹی ٹیم کے ذریعہ اختیار دیا جانا چاہیے۔

Mehfuz ilaqay mein dakhil honay ke liye, aap ko security team ke zariye ikhtiyar diya jana chahiye.

Easily Confused With

authorize:It should not be confused with 'authorise', which is the British English spelling of the same word.

Word Family

authorization
nounاختیار
authoritative
adjectiveحکمراں

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'authorize' as giving someone the 'power to act'.

Imagine a stamp of approval on a document, signifying authority.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

اجازت طلب کر رہے ہیں جو نہ ہو کسی کو، کاش ہر ایک کا مقدر ہو اختیار کا کام۔

Ijazat talab kar rahe hain jo na ho kisi ko, Kaash har aik ka muqaddar ho ikhtiyar ka kaam.

Those who seek permission but lack it, I wish everyone had the power to act.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جہاں اجازت نہ ہو، وہاں کام نہ ہو۔

Jahan ijazat na ho, wahan kaam na ho.

Where there is no permission, no work should be done.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "auctorizare" — to give authority or command

First known use: 17th century

The word entered English in the late 17th century, derived from the Latin 'auctor' which means 'author' or 'creator'.