sanction authorise authorize approving licence license permit legitimise legislate regulate codifying constitute decree enact formulate laundering ordain legalize warrant legalise validate allow endorse ratify countenance accredit support approbate vindicating confirm condone backing underwriting justify accept admit regularizing sanctify sustain suffer grant endure clearing tolerating affirm let blessing consent empower enable entitle qualifying acquiescing accede pass agree concur humor humour having charter privilege signing facilitate abet leave boost give bestow assume present commission certify vest invest delegate recognize appoint second recognise equip favour favor indulge buy concede entrust endow charge defend explain uphold establish maintain substantiate corroborate rationalizing verify advocate assert