Another word for approve
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Verb
To be favorably disposed toward
- A gracious, friendly, or obliging act that is freely granted:
- Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support:
- A state of being held in such regard:
- Appearance, especially the expression of the face:
- The face or facial features.
- A look or expression indicative of encouragement or of moral support.
Idioms:See also:To give one's consent to
- Satisfactory or agreeable; acceptable:
- Correct:
- Barely satisfactory; mediocre:
- Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid.
- Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
- A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.
- To allow the doing of (something); consent to:
- To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize:
- To afford opportunity or possibility for:
- To give permission or opportunity to; allow:
- To cause to; make:
- Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal:
- To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction:
- To recommend (a product), often in exchange for payment, as in an advertisement.
- To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.
- To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
- To be of the same mind or opinion.
- Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence.
- To grant authority or power to.
- To give permission for (something); sanction:
- To sanction officially; authorize.
- To let do or happen; permit:
- To permit the presence of:
- To permit to have:
See also:To accept officially
- Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid.
- Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
- A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.
- To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm:
- To move on or ahead; proceed:
- To extend; run:
- To move by or in front of something:
- To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
- To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
- To make firmer; strengthen:
- To declare positively; assert to be true:
- To declare support for or belief in:
- To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:
- To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child).
- To become the owner or caretaker of (a pet, especially one from a shelter).
- To take and follow (a course of action, for example) by choice or assent:
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Another word for approve
Verb
To give approval
- (idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
- To regain consciousness after a faint etc.
- (curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.
- A piece of rubber affixed to a handle and bearing raised characters used to make ink impressions, as of names or dates.
- A person or body that gives perfunctory approval or endorsement of a policy without assessing its merit.
- A perfunctory approval or endorsement.
- Satisfactory or agreeable; acceptable:
- Correct:
- Barely satisfactory; mediocre:
- To move on or ahead; proceed:
- To extend; run:
- To move by or in front of something:
- To approve, especially to confirm officially.
- To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
- To bring about; generate or effect:
- To place or settle in a secure position or condition:
- To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain.
- To keep up or carry on; continue:
- To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
- To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:
- (idiomatic) to comply with something, even if reluctantly; to accept or tolerate.
- To allow the doing of (something); consent to:
- To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize:
- To afford opportunity or possibility for:
- To let do or happen; permit:
- To permit the presence of:
- To permit to have:
- To hold aloft; raise:
- To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
- To maintain or affirm:
- To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
- To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
- To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for:
- To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child).
- To become the owner or caretaker of (a pet, especially one from a shelter).
- To take and follow (a course of action, for example) by choice or assent:
- A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
- The time needed for a cesium-133 atom to perform 9,192,631,770 complete oscillations.
- A brief interval of time; a moment.
- To grant authority or power to.
- To give permission for (something); sanction:
- To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
- To make attractive or acceptable:
- To advise or counsel:
- To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine:
- To guarantee as meeting a standard:
- To acknowledge in writing on the face of (a check) that the signature of the maker is genuine and that there are sufficient funds on deposit for its payment.
- To ascribe or attribute (something) to someone:
- To give credit to:
- To certify as meeting prescribed standards or requirements, as of a profession:
- To know to be something that has been perceived before:
- To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
- To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:
- To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law:
- A device or material that is used to close off or fasten an opening or connection, especially to prevent the escape of a liquid or gas:
- An airtight closure:
- Something, such as a piece of tape, that is placed on a product or package to show that the contents have not been tampered with.
- To establish the soundness, accuracy, or legitimacy of:
- To declare or make legally valid:
- To mark with an indication of official sanction:
- A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.
- A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people:
- A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution:
- To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.
- To equip or supply with an ability; enable:
- Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid.
- Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
- A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.
- Official or legal permission to engage in a regulated activity:
- A document, card, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission:
- A contract allowing someone to use a proprietary product or service:
- To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
- To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
- To make firmer; strengthen:
- To sign (a previously signed document) to vouch for the authenticity of the document.
- A second or confirming signature on a previously signed document.
- A sign or signal to be given to a sentry in order to obtain passage; a password.
- Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
- An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
- Sign language.
- To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction:
- To recommend (a product), often in exchange for payment, as in an advertisement.
- To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.
- Appearance, especially the expression of the face:
- The face or facial features.
- A look or expression indicative of encouragement or of moral support.
- To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
- To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
- To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:
- To declare positively; assert to be true:
- To declare support for or belief in:
- To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:
- To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm:
To favor
- To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.
- To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.
- To commend highly; praise:
- To praise enthusiastically and often publicly.
- To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval:
- To shout approval.
- To recognize the quality, significance, or magnitude of:
- To be fully aware of or sensitive to; realize:
- To be thankful or show gratitude for:
- To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure.
- To refrain from interfering with or prohibiting (something undesirable or outside one's own practice or beliefs); allow or permit:
- To recognize and respect (the rights, beliefs, or practices of others).
- To accept or be patient regarding (something unpleasant or undesirable); endure:
- To answer affirmatively:
- To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
- To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval:
- To speak, plead, or argue in favor of:
- To act as an advocate:
- One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender:
- To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
- To make attractive or acceptable:
- To advise or counsel:
- To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
- To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
- To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:
- A gracious, friendly, or obliging act that is freely granted:
- Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support:
- A state of being held in such regard:
- To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
- To give support to; foster:
- To stimulate; spur:
See also:
Synonym Study
- Ratify implies official approval of that which has been done by one's representative to ratify a peace treaty
- Certify implies official approval because of compliance with the requirements or standards a certified public accountant
- Sanction implies authoritative approval a practice sanctioned by the charter
- Endorse adds the further implication of active support or advocacy to endorse a candidate for office
- Approve , the most general of the following terms, means simply to regard as good or satisfactory
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