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v. To consider right or good; think or speak favorably of.

v. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction: The Senate approved the treaty.

v. Obsolete To prove or attest.

verb-intransitive. To show, feel, or express approval: didn't approve of the decision.

v. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm.

v. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.

v. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.

v. To consider or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.

v. To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit;—said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.

v. To show to be real or true; to prove.

v. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.

v. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm.

v. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.

v. To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.

v. 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.

To make good; show to be real or true; prove; confirm; attest; corroborate.

To show; prove to be; demonstrate.

To sanction officially; ratify authoritatively: as, the decision of the court martial was approved.

To pronounce good; think or judge well of; admit the propriety or excellence of; be pleased with; commend: as, on trial the goods were approved; to approve the policy of the administration.

To manifest as worthy of approval; commend: used reflexively.

To put to the test; prove by trial; try.

Hence—. To convict upon trial or by proof.

. To show itself to be; prove or turn out.

To think or judge well or favorably; be pleased: usually with of.

In law, to turn to one's own profit; augment the value or profits of, as of waste land, by inclosing and cultivating; improve.

v. give sanction to

v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of

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approved    approves    approving   

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demonstrate    ratify    confirm    commend   

behoove    disapprove    disprove    groove    improve    move    prove    remove    veuve