autosanctive
To grant oneself or one's own actions official validation or authority without seeking external approval. It is often used to describe systems or entities that justify their existence or decisions through their own internal logic.
Examples
3 of 5You cannot simply autosanctive your own travel expenses without a signature from the accounting department.
You cannot simply self-authorize your own travel expenses without a signature from the accounting department.
The administrative body sought to autosanctive the new bylaws to avoid a lengthy public consultation.
The administrative body sought to self-validate the new bylaws to avoid a lengthy public consultation.
I'm going to autosanctive this nap; I've worked hard enough today to earn it.
I'm going to self-approve this nap; I've worked hard enough today to earn it.
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Word Family
Memory Tip
Break it down: 'Auto' (self) + 'Sanct' (from sanction/approve). Think of a king crowning himself; he doesn't wait for a priest because he chooses to autosanctive his own rule.
Quick Quiz
The committee's attempt to ________ its own budget increase without a public audit was met with fierce criticism.
Correct!
The correct answer is: autosanctive
Examples
You cannot simply autosanctive your own travel expenses without a signature from the accounting department.
everydayYou cannot simply self-authorize your own travel expenses without a signature from the accounting department.
The administrative body sought to autosanctive the new bylaws to avoid a lengthy public consultation.
formalThe administrative body sought to self-validate the new bylaws to avoid a lengthy public consultation.
I'm going to autosanctive this nap; I've worked hard enough today to earn it.
informalI'm going to self-approve this nap; I've worked hard enough today to earn it.
The theory is criticized because it seems to autosanctive its own core premises, leading to circular reasoning.
academicThe theory is criticized because it seems to self-legitimize its own core premises, leading to circular reasoning.
The executive board voted to autosanctive the merger, bypassing the usual shareholder review.
businessThe executive board voted to self-authorize the merger, bypassing the usual shareholder review.
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Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
autosanctive loop
A situation where a process validates itself indefinitely.
power to autosanctive
The legal or systemic right to self-authorize.
autosanctive mandate
A command that derives authority from the commander themselves.
Often Confused With
Sanctify means to make something holy or religious, while autosanctive means to self-authorize legally or procedurally.
A sanction is usually a penalty or external permission; autosanctive is specifically about authorizing oneself.
Usage Notes
This is a highly formal and rare term, often used in legal, political, or philosophical contexts to describe systems that bypass external checks. In linguistics tests, it may be used to evaluate a student's ability to decode prefixes and roots.
Common Mistakes
Learners may mistake the '-ive' ending for only being an adjective; however, in this specialized context, it functions as a transitive verb. Do not confuse it with 'self-sanction', which often implies self-punishment.
Memory Tip
Break it down: 'Auto' (self) + 'Sanct' (from sanction/approve). Think of a king crowning himself; he doesn't wait for a priest because he chooses to autosanctive his own rule.
Word Origin
Derived from the Greek 'autos' (self) and the Latin 'sanctire' (to make binding or sacred).
Grammar Patterns
Quick Quiz
The committee's attempt to ________ its own budget increase without a public audit was met with fierce criticism.
Correct!
The correct answer is: autosanctive
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