Meaning of APPROVE
| Pronunciation: | | u'proov
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- [v] judge to be right or commendable; think well of
- [v] give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
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| | Synonyms: | | O.K., okay, sanction |
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| | Antonyms: | | disapprove, disapprove, reject | | |
| | See Also: | | authorise, authorize, back, clear, confirm, endorse, judge, pass, plump for, plunk for, rubberstamp, support, visa | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ap*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Approved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Approving}.] [OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF.
aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad +
probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See {Prove}, and
cf. {Approbate}.]
1. To show to be real or true; to prove. [Obs.]
Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve First
thy obedience. --Milton.
2. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show
practically.
Opportunities to approve . . . worth. --Emerson.
He had approved himself a great warrior. --Macaulay.
'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true. --Byron.
His account . . . approves him a man of thought.
--Parkman.
3. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to
approve the decision of a court-martial.
4. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to
think well of; as, we approve the measured of the
administration.
5. To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
The first care and concern must be to approve
himself to God. --Rogers.
Note: This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to
think favorably (of), is often followed by of.
They had not approved of the deposition of James.
--Macaulay.
They approved of the political institutions. --W.
Black.
\Ap*prove"\ ([a^]p*pr[=oo]v"), v. t. [OF. aprouer; a (L.
ad) + a form apparently derived fr. the pro, prod, in L.
prodest it is useful or profitable, properly the preposition
pro for. Cf. {Improve}.] (Eng. Law)
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.
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