Available Definitions:
1) a. - Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized agent.
2) a. - Sanctioned by authority.
3) v. t. - To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
4) v. t. - To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report.
5) v. t. - To justify; to furnish a ground for.