Meanings
verbunsanction (third-person singular simple present unsanctions, present participle unsanctioning, simple past and past participle unsanctioned)
present singular third person unsanctions · participle present unsanctioning · participle past unsanctioned · past unsanctioned
- transitiveTo free from sanctions.
[…] the AAU […] had not only refused to unsanction the meet but was also said to be contributing funds to bring in foreign competitors […]
2003, Douglas Hartmann, Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete, page 103
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APA
unsanction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsanction
MLA
“unsanction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsanction. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsanction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsanction.
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