approve
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
to consent or agree to: Father approved our plan to visit Chicago.
to confirm or sanction formally; ratify: The Senate promptly approved the bill.
Obsolete.
to demonstrate; show.
to make good; attest.
to prove by trial.
to convict.
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.
Origin of approve
1synonym study For approve
Other words for approve
Opposites for approve
Other words from approve
- ap·prov·ed·ly, adverb
- ap·prov·ed·ness, noun
- ap·prov·ing·ly, adverb
- non·ap·proved, adjective
- pre·ap·prov, verb, pre·ap·proved, pre·ap·prov·ing.
- re·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
Words that may be confused with approve
- approve , endorse
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British Dictionary definitions for approve (1 of 2)
/ (əˈpruːv) /
(when intr, often foll by of) to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing)
(tr) to authorize or sanction
(tr) obsolete to demonstrate or prove by trial
Origin of approve
1Derived forms of approve
- approvingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for approve (2 of 2)
/ (əˈpruːv) /
(tr) law to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure
Origin of approve
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