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Detailed Synonyms for sanction in English

sanction:

sanction [the ~] noun

  1. the sanction
    the sanction
  2. the sanction
    the punitive measure; the sanction
  3. the sanction
    – a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards 1
    the sanction
    – a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards 1
  4. the sanction
    – the act of final authorization 1
    the sanction
    – the act of final authorization 1
    • sanction [the ~] noun
      • it had the sanction of the church1
  5. the sanction
    – official permission or approval 1
    the authority; the sanction; the authorization; the authorisation
    – official permission or approval 1
  6. the sanction
    – formal and explicit approval 1
    the endorsement; the warrant; the sanction; the countenance; the indorsement; the imprimatur
    – formal and explicit approval 1

to sanction verb (sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioning)

  1. to sanction
    to authorize; to validate; to confirm; to allow; to permit; to admit; to sanction; to authorise; to give one's fiat to
    • authorize verb, American (authorizes, authorized, authorizing)
    • validate verb (validates, validated, validating)
    • confirm verb (confirms, confirmed, confirming)
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
    • admit verb (admits, admited, admiting)
    • sanction verb (sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioning)
    • authorise verb, British
    • give one's fiat to verb (gives one's fiat to, gave one's fiat to, giving one's fiat to)
  2. to sanction
    to ratify; to validate; to sanction
    • ratify verb (ratifies, ratified, ratifying)
    • validate verb (validates, validated, validating)
    • sanction verb (sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioning)
  3. to sanction
    – give sanction to 1
    to approve; to sanction; O.K.; okay
    – give sanction to 1
    • approve verb (approves, approved, approving)
      • I approve of his educational policies1
    • sanction verb (sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioning)
    • O.K. verb
    • okay verb
  4. to sanction
    – give religious sanction to, such as through on oath 1
    to sanction
    – give religious sanction to, such as through on oath 1
    • sanction verb (sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioning)
  5. to sanction
    – give authority or permission to 1
    to sanction
    – give authority or permission to 1
    • sanction verb (sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioning)

Conjugations for sanction:

present
  1. sanction
  2. sanction
  3. sanctions
  4. sanction
  5. sanction
  6. sanction
simple past
  1. sanctioned
  2. sanctioned
  3. sanctioned
  4. sanctioned
  5. sanctioned
  6. sanctioned
present perfect
  1. have sanctioned
  2. have sanctioned
  3. has sanctioned
  4. have sanctioned
  5. have sanctioned
  6. have sanctioned
past continuous
  1. was sanctioning
  2. were sanctioning
  3. was sanctioning
  4. were sanctioning
  5. were sanctioning
  6. were sanctioning
future
  1. shall sanction
  2. will sanction
  3. will sanction
  4. shall sanction
  5. will sanction
  6. will sanction
continuous present
  1. am sanctioning
  2. are sanctioning
  3. is sanctioning
  4. are sanctioning
  5. are sanctioning
  6. are sanctioning
subjunctive
  1. be sanctioned
  2. be sanctioned
  3. be sanctioned
  4. be sanctioned
  5. be sanctioned
  6. be sanctioned
diverse
  1. sanction!
  2. let's sanction!
  3. sanctioned
  4. sanctioning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "sanction":

  1. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards1
  2. the act of final authorization1
    • it had the sanction of the church1
  3. official permission or approval1
  4. formal and explicit approval1
  5. give sanction to1
  6. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath1
  7. give authority or permission to1

Related Synonyms for sanction