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Gotta love the word 'sanction'. It is it's own antonym! "The committee sanctioned the new policy." (approved it) "The committee sanctioned the rogue nation." (p

Gotta love the word 'sanction'. It is it's own antonym! "The committee sanctioned the new policy." (approved it) "The committee sanctioned the rogue nation." (penalized it)

lmm 4mo ago
There are many autoantonyms in traditional English, e.g. cleave.