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Meaning of 'approve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Approve [ v. t.]
- To show to be real or true; to prove.
- To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
- To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial.
- To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration.
- To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
- To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; -- said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.

Meaning of 'approve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . approve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give sanction to
Example in sentence:
  • I approve of his educational policies

Nearby Words:

appair appalachian appall appalled appalling appallment appanage appanagist apparaillyng apparatus

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