approve
[ uh-proov ]
/ əˈpruv /
verb (used with object), ap·proved, ap·prov·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), ap·proved, ap·prov·ing.
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
SYNONYMS FOR approve
synonym study for approve
1.
Approve,
commend,
praise mean to have, and usually to express, a favorable opinion.
To approve is to have a very good opinion, expressed or not, of someone or something:
He approved the new plan.
To commend is to speak or write approvingly, often formally and publicly, to congratulate or honor for something done:
to commend a worker for a job well done.
To praise is to speak or write, often in glowing and emotional terms, about one or more persons, actions, plans, etc.:
to praise someone's courage.
OTHER WORDS FROM approve
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH approve
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Example sentences from the Web for unapproved
British Dictionary definitions for unapproved (1 of 3)
unapproved
/ (ˌʌnəˈpruːvd) /
adjective
not having been given approval or sanction
British Dictionary definitions for unapproved (2 of 3)
approve
1
/ (əˈpruːv) /
verb
(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
Derived forms of approve
approvingly, adverbWord Origin for approve
C14: from Old French
aprover, from Latin
approbāre to approve, from
probāre to test,
prove
British Dictionary definitions for unapproved (3 of 3)
approve
2
/ (əˈpruːv) /
verb
(tr) law
to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure
Word Origin for approve
C15: from Old French
approuer to turn to advantage, from
prou advantage