authorize
v.
"give formal approval to," late 14c., autorisen, from Old French autoriser "authorize, give authority to" (12c.), from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor (see author, n.). Modern spelling from 16c. Related: Authorized; authorizing.
〔李〕[author n.创始者（→power权力）；-ize v.=to cause to have使有→“to cause to have power使有权力”→] v. give power to授权