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