authorize

verb

to grant approval, permission (as an authority)

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/ / /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/ / /ˈɒθəɹaɪz/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre, from Latin auctor. See author about the orthography with ⟨h⟩. Doublet of octroy.

To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
“The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.”
“The judge authorized the wiretapping.”