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approves

/əˈpɹuːvz/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
  2. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
  3. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
  4. (followed by "of") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
  5. To show to be worthy; to demonstrate the merits of.
  6. (English law) 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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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