sanction vs name

name vs sanction

sanction and name both are nouns.

sanction and name both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sanction	Yes	No	Yes	No
name	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, name is a hyponym of sanction; that is, name is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sanction:

sanction: the act of final authorization
name: by the sanction or authority of

Other hyponyms of sanction include benefit of clergy, nihil obstat.

sanction (noun)	name (noun)
the act of final authorization	by the sanction or authority of
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards	a language unit by which a person or thing is known
official permission or approval	a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
formal and explicit approval	family based on male descent
	a well-known or notable person
	a person's reputation

sanction (verb)	name (verb)
give sanction to	determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
give religious sanction to, such as through an oath	identify as in botany or biology, for example
give authority or permission to	give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
	assign a specified (usually proper) name to
	make reference to
	mention and identify by name
	give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
	create and charge with a task or function
	charge with a function; charge to be

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