Sanctioned — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give sanction to

give authority or permission to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæŋkʃənd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaŋkʃənd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaŋkʃənd/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈæŋkʃənd/.

Examples

I approve of his educational policies
sanctify the marriage
the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sanction okay approved approve ratified canonical O.K.canonic

Antonyms

disapprove

Parts of Speech

verb	give sanction to “I approve of his educational policies”
verb	give authority or permission to
verb	give religious sanction to, such as through on oath “sanctify the marriage”
adjective	conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; - Sinclair Lewis “the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing”
adjective	formally approved and invested with legal authority
adjective	established by authority; given authoritative approval “a list of approved candidates”

Word Forms

approbative	adjective	expressing or manifesting praise or approval
approbation	noun	official recognition or approval
approver	noun	an authority with power to approve
approval	noun	the formal act of approving
OK	noun	an endorsement
O.K.	noun	an endorsement
okay	noun	an endorsement
sanction	noun	formal and explicit approval
sanctionative	adjective	implying sanction or serving to sanction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sanktioniert

Sanktion geben

🇫🇷French

sanctionné

sanctionner

🇪🇸Spanish

sancionado

dar sanción a

🇮🇹Italian

sanzionato

dare sanzione a

🇳🇱Dutch

gesanctioneerd

sanctie geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

sancionado

dar sanção a

🇷🇺Russian

санкционированный

дать санкцию на

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वीकृत

को मंजूरी दें

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদিত

অনুমোদন দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டது

அனுமதி கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మంజూరైంది

మంజూరు ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मंजूर

मंजूरी द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંજૂર

મંજૂરી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಜೂರಾಗಿದೆ

ಗೆ ಮಂಜೂರಾತಿ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുവദിച്ചത്

അനുമതി നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ ਕੀਤਾ

ਨੂੰ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

منظور شدہ

کو منظوری دیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

制裁的

制裁

🇯🇵Japanese

認可された

～に制裁を与える

🇰🇷Korean

승인을 받은

~을 제재하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị xử phạt

đưa ra hình phạt cho

🇹🇭Thai

ได้รับการอนุมัติ

ให้การลงโทษแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

diberi sanksi

memberikan sanksi kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

pinahintulutan

bigyan ng parusa

🇲🇾Malay

dibenarkan

memberi sanksi kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يعاقب

إعطاء عقوبة ل

🇮🇷Persian

تحریم شده است

تحریم به

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylanmış

yaptırım vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הסנקציות

לתת סנקציה ל

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