English → Latin
“authorize” in Latin
sanciōto render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable by a religious act, sanctify (make holy); to devote, consecrate, dediefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, permittōto let go, let loose; to cast, hurl, throw; send away, export; to give leave, give up, allow, suffer, grant, permit, sur
The English word authorize itself goes back to Latin augeō, through auctorizo.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
authorize
alicui copiam dare or potestatem facere: to do anything, aliquid faciendi: alicujus rei faciendae licentiam dare or permittere: mandare alicui, ut (to commission him to do it). To be authorizrd to do anything, potestatem aliquid faciendi habere, sometimes mandatahabere ab aliquo.
Make anything legal or right: sancire: ratum facere or efficere: ratum esse jubere. Often by circumlocution with nulla est excusatio alicujus rei, si, etc. Friendship can not authorize the commission of sin, nulla est excusatio peccati, si amici causa peccaveris; or turpis excusatio est et minime accipienda, si quis se amici causa peccasse futeatur. Sometimes probare, comprobare (to apirrove of; as in, “desires which reason does not authorize”). Some people consider that a great reason authorizes sin, quidam excusari se arbitrantur, quia non sine magna causa peccaverunt: their speeches authorize me to hope, eorum sermonibus adducor ut sperem, etc. To think himself authorized to do anything, sibi jus datum, or potestatem datam putare: not to think himself authorized, non fas esse ducere, haud licitum sibi aliquid putare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for authorize?
- The usual Latin words for “authorize” are sanciō, efficiō, permittō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.