autorizar

/autoɾiˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
autorizo
preterite (yo)
autoricé
past participle
autorizado

Meaning

  1. to authorise

    • El director autorizó el viaje.

      The director authorised the trip.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

bevollmächtigen

bevollmächtigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to authorise."

German

ermächtigen

ermächtigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to authorise."

Portuguese

autorizar

autorizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to authorise."

Practice

1 What does autorizar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches autorizar?

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