how to pronounce authorize

/ˈɔː.θəɹ.aɪz/

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authorize is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of authorize in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the first country to buy authorize and …”

meanings of authorize

verb:

To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).

authorize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word authorize occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics authorize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that authorize can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;