Tra từ sanction - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. formal and explicit approval (Freq. 2)
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
• Syn:
countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
• Derivationally related forms:
indorse (for: indorsement), endorse (for: endorsement), countenance (for: countenance)
• Hypernyms:
approval, commendation
• Hyponyms:
O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh,
visa, nihil obstat
2. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
social control
3. official permission or approval
- authority for the program was renewed several times
• Syn:
authority, authorization, authorisation
• Derivationally related forms:
authorise (for: authorisation), authorize (for: authorization)
• Hypernyms:
permission
4. the act of final authorization
- it had the sanction of the church
• Hypernyms:
authorization, authorisation, empowerment
• Hyponyms:
benefit of clergy, name, nihil obstat

II - verb

1. give sanction to (Freq. 6)
- I approve of his educational policies
• Syn:
approve, O.K., okay
• Ant:
disapprove (for: approve)
• Derivationally related forms:
okay (for: okay), OK (for: O.K.), approbative (for: approve), approbation (for: approve), approver (for: approve), approval (for: approve), O.K. (for: O.K.)
• Hypernyms:
authorize, authorise, pass, clear
• Hyponyms:
visa, back, endorse, indorse, plump for,
plunk for, support, confirm
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
2. give authority or permission to (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
sanctionative
• Hypernyms:
empower, authorise, authorize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
- sanctify the marriage
• Hypernyms:
approve, O.K., okay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something