Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Sanction.
5 letter answer(s) to sanction
ALLOW
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
Permit
BLESS
confer prosperity or happiness on
Consecrate
give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
render holy by means of religious rites
3 letter answer(s) to sanction
LET
a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
leave unchanged; "let it be"
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the
4 letter answer(s) to sanction
OKAY
an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
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"
give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
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')
8 letter answer(s) to sanction
PENALISE
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
6 letter answer(s) to sanction
PERMIT
a legal document giving official permission to do something
Allowed
consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
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