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dis⋅ap⋅prove

   [dis-uh-proov]
verb, -proved, -prov⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
2. to withhold approval from; decline to sanction: The Senate disapproved the nominations.
–verb (used without object)
3. to have an unfavorable opinion; express disapproval (usually fol. by of).
Origin:
1475–85; dis- 1 + approve
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Language Translation for : Disapprove
Spanish: desaprobar, German: mißbilligen, Japanese: 賛成しない
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dis·ap·prove     (dĭs'ə-prōōv')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   dis·ap·proved, dis·ap·prov·ing, dis·ap·proves

v.   tr.
  1. To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn.
  2. To refuse to approve; reject.

v.   intr.
To have an unfavorable opinion: disapproves of drinking.

dis'ap·prov'er n., dis'ap·prov'ing·ly adv.
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disapprove 
1481, originally "disprove;" as the reverse of approve, it is first attested 1647.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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disapprove

verb
1. consider bad or wrong [ant: approve] 
2. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" [ant: approve] 

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Disapprove

Dis*ap`pro*ba"tion\, n. [Pref. dis- + approbation: cf. F. d['e]sapprobation. Cf. Disapprove.] The act of disapproving; mental condemnation of what is judged wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; feeling of censure.

We have ever expressed the most unqualified disapprobation of all the steps. --Burke.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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