To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
To ban.
To avoid.
To mark as taboo.
An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
Culturally forbidden.
Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.