1. (

• approve ,
• O.K. ,
• okay ,
• sanction ,

) give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" ;

2. (

• sanction ,

) give authority or permission to ;

3. (

• sanction ,

) give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage" ;

1. (

• canonic ,
• canonical ,
• sanctioned

) conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis ;

2. (

• ratified ,
• sanctioned

) formally approved and invested with legal authority ;

3. (

• approved ,
• sanctioned

) established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates" ;