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Definitions for Approved
[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 Approved
approverecognized, sanctioned, authorized, backed, accepted, permitted, ratified, passed, allowed, chosen, validated, affirmed, proven, certain
Words nearby Approved
approveappropriacy, appropriate, appropriation, approvable, approval, approve, approved school, approved social worker, approver, approx., approximal
Origin of Approved
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 Approved
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, approveapprove, endorse
Other words from Approved
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 Approved
C15: from Old French approuer to turn to advantage, from prou advantage
Synonyms for Approved
accepted, allowed, authorized, backed, endorsed, passed, permitted, ratified, recognized, sanctioned, supported, affirmed, chosen, legalized, proven, validated, OK'd, certain, made official, vouched for