To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
To enter on the credit side of an account book.
To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
To credit.
To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
To believe; to put trust in.
To recognize as outstanding.
To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation.
To give permission or freedom to; accept.
To authorize officially.
To permit (as grammatically correct).
To give formal authorization to use.
The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).
Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.