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self-approving

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ap⋅prove

  [uh-proov] verb, -proved, -prov⋅ing.
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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 fol. by of): Mother didn't approve of him. The boss wouldn't approve of the plan. He said that he approved.
Origin:
1300–50; ME a(p)proven < AF, OF aprover < L approbāre, equiv. to ap- ap- 1 + probāre to prove

Related forms:
ap⋅prov⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
ap⋅prov⋅ed⋅ness, noun
ap⋅prov⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
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.
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Word Origin & History

approve 
1340, "to attest (something) with authority," from O.Fr. aprover, from L. approbare "to assent to as good, regard as good," from ad- "to" + probare "to try, test something (to find if it is good)," from probus "honest, genuine" (see prove). The meaning extended c.1380 to "show (something) to be good," then to "assent to (something) as good" (1413), especially in ref. to authorities, parliaments, etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ap·prove
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ap·proved; ap·prov·ing
: to give formal or official sanction to : RATIFY approved the proposed budget>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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