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English to English verb
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give or delegate power or authority to |  | Example: She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
source: wordnet30
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give qualities or abilities to | | source: wordnet30
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To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor. | | source: webster1913
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