give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
render holy by means of religious rites
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
confer prosperity or happiness on
Consecrate
ENDORSE
sign as evidence of legal transfer; "endorse cheques"
guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"
be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
agree with
OKAY
give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
RATIFY
to okay an action
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
SANCTION
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"
official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"