to give sanction (to)
21give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …
22sanction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. permission, confirmation, ratification, approval, approbation; interdiction, penalty, punishment. See legality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Approval] Syn. consent, acquiescence, assent; see permission . 2 …
23sanction — n 1. authority, authorization, warrant, warranty, certification, accreditation, legalization, validation; permission, allowance, consent, vouchsafe ment; license, liberty, leave, imprimatur, carte blanche. 2. countenance, acknowledgement,… …
24sanction — 1. noun /ˈsæŋkʃən/ a) An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid. b) A penalty, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an …
25The Bourne Sanction — Infobox Book | name = The Bourne Sanction title orig = translator = image caption = The Bourne Sanction first edition cover. author = Eric Van Lustbader cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Jason Bourne genre = Spy,… …
26Sanctioned — Sanction Sanc tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanctioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sanctioning}.] To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve. [1913 Webster] Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments. De Quincey. [1913… …
27Sanctioning — Sanction Sanc tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanctioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sanctioning}.] To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve. [1913 Webster] Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments. De Quincey. [1913… …
28O.K. — I noun an endorsement they gave us the O.K. to go ahead • Syn: ↑OK, ↑okay, ↑okey, ↑okeh • Derivationally related forms: ↑okay (fo …
29approve — To confirm, ratify, sanction, or consent to, some act or thing done by another. Board of Education v Reno Community High School, 124 Kan 175, 257 P 957. As used in a statute giving an officer power to approve an application, it is not ordinarily… …
30Marie de' Medici cycle — The Marie de Medici Cycle is a series of twenty four paintings by Peter Paul Rubens commissioned by Marie de Medici, wife of Henry IV of France, for the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Rubens received the commission in the autumn of 1621. After… …
