Approve

Verb

 * 1)  To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm.
 * 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)  To consider or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
 * 5)   (English Law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit;&mdash;said  especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the  manor.

Adverbs for Approve
heartily; warmly; thankfully; strongly; unanimously; instinctively; deliberately; indifferently; condescendingly; cordially; unconditionally, thoughtlessly; entirely; unqualifiedly; rapturously; delightedly; privately; vigorously; sagely; completely; condescendingly; tacitly; partially; enthusiastically;grudgingly; reluctantly; overwhelmingly.

Synonyms for Approve
endorse, accept, sanction, confirm, commend, countenance, ratify, justify, validate.

Antonyms for Approve
disapprove, censure, reject.

Derived terms

 * approval
 * approvable


 * approvably
 * approbation

Thesaurus
accede to; accept; accord to; accredit; admire; adopt; affiliate; affirm; agree to; allow; amen; applaud; approve of; argue; assent; assent to; attest; authenticate; authorize; autograph; back up; be partial to; be willing; bear; bespeak; betoken; bless; breathe; carry; certify; clear; commend; compliment; condescend; condone; confirm; connive at; connote; consent; consent to silently; cosign; countenance; countersign; deign; demonstrate; denote; display; embrace; endorse; endure; espouse; esteem; evidence; evince; exhibit; express; favor; furnish evidence; give consent; give indication of; give permission; give the go-ahead; give the imprimatur; give thumbs up; go along with; go for; go in for; go to show; grant; have no objection; have regard for; hold with; illustrate; imply; indicate; initial; involve; keep in countenance; like; manifest; mark; nod; nod assent; not refuse; notarize; okay; pass; pass on; pass upon; permit; point to; put up with; ratify; recommend; respect; rubber stamp; rubber-stamp; sanction; say amen to; say aye; say yes; seal; second; set forth; show; show signs of; sign; sign and seal; signalize; signify; speak for itself; speak volumes; stand by; subscribe to; suggest; support; sustain; swear and affirm; swear to; symptomatize; take kindly to; take up; tell; tend to show; think well of; tolerate; undersign; underwrite; uphold; validate; view with favor; visa; vise; vote affirmatively; vote aye; warrant; wink at; yield assent

Etymology 1
undefined:, aprover:,  approuver:, from  approbo:, from ad: + probo:. Compare prove:, approbate:.

Etymology 2
Old French aprouer; a: + a form apparently derived from the pro, prod, in prosum:. Compare with improve.

Verb

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:


 * Finnish: osoittaa, näyttää todeksi
 * Italian:


 * Bulgarian: утвърждавам
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: hyväksyä, vahvistaa, antaa suostumus
 * Greek:


 * Italian:
 * Russian: утверждать, одобрять
 * Spanish: aprobar, sancionar
 * Turkish: onaylamak
 * Welsh: cymeradwyo


 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,


 * Greek:
 * Russian: одобрять
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: cymeradwyo


 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 贊成, 赞成
 * Dutch: instemmen met
 * French:


 * German: bewilligen
 * Greek:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish: aprobować
 * Russian: одобрять
 * Spanish: