authorize vs declare

authorize and declare both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
authorize	No	No	Yes	No
declare	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, declare is a hyponym of authorize; that is, declare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than authorize:

authorize (verb)	declare (verb)
grant authorization or clearance for	state emphatically and authoritatively
give or delegate power or authority to	state firmly
	make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
	declare to be
	announce publicly or officially
	proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
	designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
	authorize payments of