What is to establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage called?
authorize — To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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