Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French autoriser, from Medieval Latin auctōrizāre. Doublet of ottriare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aw.to.ridˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧riz‧zà‧re

Verb

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autorizzàre (first-person singular present autorìzzo, first-person singular past historic autorizzài, past participle autorizzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to give permission; to warrant or authorize
  2. to sign off on
  3. (figurative) to justify, to legitimate

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: awtorizza

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