Sanctioned
verb
verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of sanction form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 established by authority; given authoritative approval wordnet
- 2 formally approved and invested with legal authority wordnet
- 3 conforming to orthodox or recognized rules wordnet
Example
More examples"Afterwards, because it was sanctioned by many of the successive dynasties Buddhism became widespread and had a tremendous impact on the development of Chinese thought, culture and art."
More for "sanctioned"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.