- sanctionative, sanctioning - implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative"
Antonyms: disabling, disqualifying (indirect, via enabling)
- approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
--1 is one way to authorize, authorise, pass, clear
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun sanction1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- sanction - give authority or permission to
--2 is one way to empower, authorise, authorize
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun sanction4, noun sanction1, noun sanction3
Somebody ----s something
- sanction - give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"
--3 is one way to approve, O.K., okay, sanction
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun sanction2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something