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Verb: approve  u'proov
  1. Give permission or approval for something
    "I will approve his educational policies";
    - O.K., okay, sanction, OK, green-light, greenlight
     
  2. Judge to be right or commendable; think well of

Derived forms: approving, approved, approves

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

Antonym: disapprove

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