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noun | verb sanctionsanction1 /ˈsæŋkʃən/ ●○○ noun ETYMOLOGYsanction1Origin: 1400-1500 Old French Latin sanctio, from sancire ► imposed sanctions The U.S. imposed sanctions on China for breaking trade agreements (=started using sanctions against). ► lift ... sanctions The government is not yet ready to lift these sanctions (=stop using them). ► economic/trade sanctions The UN may impose economic sanctions. ► imposed ... sanction The court imposed the harshest possible sanction. 1sanctions [plural] social studies, politics official orders or laws stopping trade, communication, etc. with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make political changes: sanction against international sanctions against Iraqsanction on The U.S. imposed sanctions on China for breaking trade agreements (=started using sanctions against). The government is not yet ready to lift these sanctions (=stop using them).economic/trade sanctions The UN may impose economic sanctions.2[uncountable] formal official permission, approval, or acceptance: He acted without religious or government sanction.3[countable] a form of punishment that can be used if someone disobeys a rule or law: The court imposed the harshest possible sanction. [Origin: 1400–1500 Old French, Latin sanctio, from sancire] noun | verb sanctionsanction2 ●○○ verb [transitive] formal VERB TABLEsanction |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sanction | | he, she, it | sanctions | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sanctioned | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sanctioned | | he, she, it | has sanctioned | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sanctioned | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sanction | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sanctioned |
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| Present | I | am sanctioning | | he, she, it | is sanctioning | | you, we, they | are sanctioning | | Past | I, he, she, it | was sanctioning | | you, we, they | were sanctioning | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sanctioning | | he, she, it | has been sanctioning | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sanctioning | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sanctioning | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sanctioning |
THESAURUSlet somebody do something► allow to say that someone can do or have something, or to not prevent something from happening: Our apartment complex does not allow pets. We do not allow eating in the classrooms. ► let informal to allow something. Used mainly in spoken English: Will you let your daughter go to the party? ► give permission (also give somebody permission) to allow someone to do something. Used when a parent or someone in an official position decides to allow someone to do something: The parents gave the school permission to use the child’s picture. ► give consent (also give your consent) give consent means the same as give permission, but is more formal: The doctors cannot operate unless you give your consent. ► permit formal to allow something. Used mainly in written or official language: Smoking is not permitted in this building. ► authorize formal to give official or legal permission for something: In the early 1900s, rangers were authorized to trap wolves in national forests. ► sanction formal to officially approve of or allow something. Used when a government or large organization allows something: The UN refused to sanction the use of force. ► condone formal to accept or allow behavior that most people think is wrong: I cannot condone the use of violence. ► tolerate (also countenance formal) to allow something to happen although you do not approve of it: Why does the government tolerate some hate groups? 1to officially accept or allow something SYN approve, authorize: Gambling will be not be sanctioned in any form.► see thesaurus at allow2be sanctioned by something to be made acceptable by something: Young men’s bad behavior was sanctioned by tradition.3to punish someone for disobeying a rule or law: The number of doctors sanctioned by state medical boards has risen. |