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verb (used with object)
1.
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
2.
to consent or agree to: Father approved our plan to visit Chicago.
3.
to confirm or sanction formally; ratify: The Senate promptly approved the bill.
4.
Obsolete.
a.
to demonstrate; show.
b.
to make good; attest.
c.
to prove by trial.
d.
to convict.
verb (used without object)
5.
to speak or consider favorably (sometimes followed by of): Mother didn't approve of him. The boss wouldn't approve of the plan. He said that he approved.
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Approves
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English a(p)proven < Anglo-French, Old French aprover < Latin approbāre, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + probāre to prove
1300–50; Middle English a(p)proven < Anglo-French, Old French aprover < Latin approbāre, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + probāre to prove
Related forms
ap·prov·ed·ly, adverb
ap·prov·ed·ness, noun
ap·prov·ing·ly, adverb
non·ap·proved, adjective
pre·ap·prove, verb, pre·ap·proved, pre·ap·prov·ing.
EXPANDre·ap·prove, verb, re·ap·proved, re·ap·prov·ing.
self-ap·proved, adjective
self-ap·prov·ing, adjective
un·ap·proved, adjective
un·ap·prov·ing, adjective
un·ap·prov·ing·ly, adverb
well-ap·proved, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. appreciate, esteem. Approve, commend, praise mean to have, and usually to express, a favorable opinion. To approve is to have a very good opinion, expressed or not, of someone or something: He approved the new plan. To commend is to speak or write approv-ingly, often formally and publicly, to congratulate or honor for something done: to commend a worker for a job well done. To praise is to speak or write, often in glowing and emotional terms, about one or more persons, actions, plans, etc.: to praise someone's courage. 2, 3. authorize, endorse, validate.
1. appreciate, esteem. Approve, commend, praise mean to have, and usually to express, a favorable opinion. To approve is to have a very good opinion, expressed or not, of someone or something: He approved the new plan. To commend is to speak or write approv-ingly, often formally and publicly, to congratulate or honor for something done: to commend a worker for a job well done. To praise is to speak or write, often in glowing and emotional terms, about one or more persons, actions, plans, etc.: to praise someone's courage. 2, 3. authorize, endorse, validate.
Antonyms
2, 3. reject.
2, 3. reject.
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