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Definitions for Approve
[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 . to demonstrate; show. to make good; attest. to prove by trial. to convict.
[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.
[6] (when intr, often foll by of ) to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing)
[7] (tr) to authorize or sanction
[8] (tr) obsolete to demonstrate or prove by trial
[9] (tr) law to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure
Words related to Approve
favor, accept, authorize, advocate, okay, license, uphold, ratify, support, endorse, confirm, sign, certify, sanction, back, recommend, establish, agree, permit, admire
Words nearby Approve
appropriacy, appropriate, appropriation, approvable, approval, approve, approved school, approved social worker, approver, approx., approximal
Origin of Approve
1300–50; Middle English a(p)proven < Anglo-French, Old French aprover < Latin approbāre, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + probāre to prove
Words that may be confused with 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·prove , 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
Word origin for Approve
C15: from Old French approuer to turn to advantage, from prou advantage
Synonyms for Approve
accept, favor, acclaim, admire, applaud, appreciate, approbate, commend, countenance, esteem, handle, like, praise, respect, be big on, face it, go along with, grin and bear it, live with, put up with, regard highly, roll with punches, string along with, take up on, think highly of