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v. grant authorization or clearance for. Same as authorize.
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v. give or delegate power or authority to
v. grant authorization or clearance for
Word Usage
"Although he did not "authorise" the book, he gave several interviews for it and answered - perhaps naively - the question about his Oxford contemporary's death."