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Verb: approve  u'proov
  1. Give sanction to
    "I approve of his educational policies"
    - O.K., okay, sanction
     
  2. Judge to be right or commendable; think well of

Derived forms: approved, approving, approves

See also: approbation, approbative, approval, approver

Type of: authorise [Brit], authorize, clear, evaluate, judge, pass, pass judgment

Antonym: disapprove

Encyclopedia: Approve

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