sanction
sanction is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation.
- noun. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
- transitive verb. To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
- noun. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
- noun. the act of final authorization
"it had the sanction of the church"
- noun. official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
- noun. formal and explicit approval
"a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
- verb. give sanction to
"I approve of his educational policies"
- verb. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
"sanctify the marriage"
- verb. give authority or permission to
Synonyms
authorisation, authority, authorization, countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, warrant, approve, okay
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sanction:
actinons, canonist, contains, santonic, sonantic
Common word forms
sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioner, sanctioning, sanctionable, sanctionless, sanctionment
Words from these letters
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