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authorise vs approve

approve vs authorise

authorise and approve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
authorise No No Yes No
approve No No Yes No
As verbs, approve is a hyponym of authorise; that is, approve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than authorise:
  • authorise: grant authorization or clearance for
  • approve: give sanction to
Other hyponyms of authorise include approbate, certificate, O.K., okay, sanction, declare, certify, licence, license, commission, formalise, formalize, validate.
authorise (verb) approve (verb)
grant authorization or clearance for judge to be right or commendable; think well of
give or delegate power or authority to give sanction to
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