Give or delegate power or authority to.

synonyms: authorise, authorize.

Roget 755: commission, delegate, depute; consign, assign; charge; intrust, entrust; commit, commit to the hands of; authorize etc. (permit) 760.    put in commission, accredit, engage, hire, bespeak, appoint, name, nominate, return, ordain; install, induct, inaugurate, swear in, invest, crown; enroll, enlist; give power of attorney to.    employ, empower; set over, place over; send out.    be commissioned, be accredited; represent, stand for; stand in the stead of, stand in the place of, stand in the shoes of.    ... show more

Roget 760: permit; give permission etc. n., give power; let, allow, admit; suffer, bear with, tolerate, recognize; concede etc. 762; accord, vouchsafe, favor, humor, gratify, indulge, stretch a point; wink at, connive at; shut one's eyes to.    grant, empower, charter, enfranchise, privilege, confer a privilege, license, authorize, warrant; sanction; intrust etc. (commission) 755.    give carte blanche [Fr.], give the reins to, give scope to etc. (freedom) 748; leave alone, leave it to one, leave the door open; open the door to, open the flood gates; give a loose to.    let off; absolve etc. (acquit) 970; release, exonerate, dispense with.    ask permission, beg permission, request permission, ask leave, beg leave, request leave.    ... show more

Dutch: autoriseren, committeren, machtigen, mandateren, vergunnen, volmachtigen

Give qualities or abilities to.

synonyms: endow, endue, gift, indue, invest.

Roget 157: be powerful etc. adj.; gain power etc. n.. belong to, pertain to; lie in one's power, be in one's power; can, be able.    give power, confer power, exercise power etc. n.; empower, enable, invest; indue^†, endue; endow, arm; strengthen etc. 159; compel etc. 744.    ... show more

Dutch: schenken