Word: authorized
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: au
thor
ized
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of authorize; grant authorization or clearance for
Morphemes:
Affix: authorize
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: augeō
Language: la
Decoded: augeo
Meaning: to increase, nourish
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.