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sanctionedofficially approved or authorized by an authority

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: officially approved or authorized by an authority

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsæŋkʃənd/

Korean meaning: 공식적으로 승인된, 인가된

Korean pronunciation: 샹크-션드 (강세: 샹크)

Example Sentences

  • The sanctioned boxing match turned out to be more chaotic than my mom's attempt at assembling IKEA furniture.
  • Students can only participate in sanctioned school activities during exam week.
  • The sanctioned restaurant couldn't serve customers, making it as useful as a chocolate teapot.

sanctioned

ADJECTIVE

//ˈsæŋkʃənd//

officially approved or authorized by an authority

sanctioned concept
💡 Concept

Officially approved by authority

sanctioned rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Passioned art gets officially sanctioned, perfectly fashioned!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsæŋkʃənd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsæŋkʃənd/

🌳Etymology

Rootsanct
Suffix--ion

Origin

라틴어 'sanctus(신성한)'에서 유래되어, 원래는 '신이 허락한' 것을 의미했다가, 현재는 '공식적으로 허가된' 또는 '제재받은'이라는 상반된 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

fashionedpassionedrationed
fashioned
passioned
rationed

🔗Collocations

officially sanctioned
sanctioned event
sanctioned competition
heavily sanctioned
sanctioned country
internationally sanctioned
sanctioned activity

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The sanctioned boxing match turned out to be more chaotic than my mom's attempt at assembling IKEA furniture.

Students can only participate in sanctioned school activities during exam week.

😄 Fun example

The sanctioned restaurant couldn't serve customers, making it as useful as a chocolate teapot.

Only sanctioned dealers can sell official merchandise at the concert venue.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

approvedauthorizedendorsedpermittedpenalized

Antonyms

unauthorizedforbiddenunrestricted

Related

sanctionapprovalpenaltyrestrictionauthorization

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