Approve

Definition: Approve

Approve

Verb

1. Give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies".

2. Judge to be right or commendable; think well of.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "approve" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Synonyms: Approve

Approbation

Verb: approve; approbate, think good, think much of, think well of, think highly of; esteem, value, prize; set great store by, set great store on.

Inexpedience

Admirable, estimable; praiseworthy; (approve); pleasing; couleur de rose, precious, of great price; costly; (dear); worth its weight in gold, worth a Jew's eye; priceless, invaluable, inestimable, precious as the apple of the eye.

Crosswords: Approve

Hermanos Rodriguez do not approve of drugs (Repo Man; writing credit: Alex Cox)

I don't approve of them (Man of La Mancha; writing credit: Dale Wasserman)

So you approve of this kind of ruthlessness (The Blue Max; writing credit: Jack Hunter; Ben Barzman)

Why, I think you're wonderful, Bibi But I don't think your uncle Aris would approve. (For Your Eyes Only; writing credit: Richard Maibaum)

They didn't approve the mission (Stargate SG-1; writing credit: Robert C. Cooper; Brad Wright)

And your Daddy don't approve (Living In Sin; performing artist: Bon Jovi)

I don't approve of political jokes… I've seen too many of them get elected. (references; author: unknown)

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Books

• Kids Shenanigans: Great Things to Do That Mom and Dad Will Just Barely Approve Of/Book and Whoopie Cushion (reference)

• Legislation to approve the National Highway System and ancillary issues related to highway and transit programs : hearings before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, O (reference)

• To approve the Fort Hall Indian water rights settlement : hearing before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, second session, on H.R. 5308, Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Act of 1990, hearing (reference)

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Mr. Bear doesn't approve of these celebrations. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Then they may appeal, as Jephtha did, to heaven, and repeat their appeal till they have recovered the native right of their ancestors, which was, to have such a legislative over them, as the majority should approve, and freely acquiesce in. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 2: Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. (reference)

Germany undertakes to approve the designation of the consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls, and consular agents, whose names shall be notified to her, and to admit them to the exercise of their functions in conformity with the usual rules and customs. (reference)

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Certainly I approve of political opinions, but there are people who do not know where to stop

There is indeed another custom, which I cannot altogether approve of.

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Health

In December 1996, a Federal advisory committee recommended that the FDA approve bupropion to become the first drug to help people quit smoking that could be taken in pill form, and the first to contain no nicotine. (references)

The Food and Drug Administration has made the drug available to people with early relapsing-remitting MS through its "Treatment IND" program and is currently reviewing data from a large-scale study to determine whether or not to approve the drug for marketing. (references)

Institutional Review Boards, which judge the risks and benefits to patients and approve research involving human participants, are an important player in this process for they ensure that adequate protections for the rights of the research participants have been incorporated into the research plan, and they ensure that Federal and State regulations for the protection of human research subjects are being followed. (references)

Business

MND must also approve the export of such products. (references)

These authorities may approve or decline the requests. (references)

This agency will then approve or disapprove the equipment. (references)

Children

Cyprus

For example, in September 2000, Turkish Cypriot authorities did not approve approximately 30 percent of the books sent to the north, and the books were returned. (references)

Zimbabwe

Indigenous African churches that combine elements of established Christian beliefs with some beliefs based on traditional African culture and religion generally accept polygyny and the marriage of girls at young ages; they also generally approve of healing only through prayer and oppose science-based medicine including the vaccination of children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Malaysia

A university vice chancellor must approve campus demonstrations. (references)

Economic History

Bahrain

The Minister of Commerce has the authority to approve exceptions. (references)

Kenya

The Permanent Secretary to the Treasury must approve such purchases. (references)

Netherlands

The other partners must approve transfer of an interest in the partnership. (references)

Human Rights

Nepal

Court judges must approve them in felony cases. (references)

Vietnam

The VFF must approve candidates for SPC lay assessors. (references)

Kazakhstan

Lower-ranking prosecutors may approve interim extensions of detention. (references)

Minorities

Bahamas

Leaders of the Haitian community approve of the Government's approach to the repatriation of illegal migrants and point to the high number of ethnic Haitians in the public service. (references)

Political Economy

EL SALVADOR

The Salvadoran assembly also voted to approve an El Salvador-Chile FTA. (references)

INDONESIA

The Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) must approve most foreign investment proposals. (references)

Political Rights

Uganda

Under the Local Government Act and the Electoral law, Parliament must approve funding for each electoral exercise. (references)

Vietnam

Citizens elect the members of the National Assembly, the main legislative body, but the party-controlled VFF must approve all candidates. (references)

Jordan

The Parliament is empowered by the Constitution to initiate legislation, and it may approve, reject, and amend legislation proposed by the Cabinet. (references)

Trade

Guatemala

The executive advisory committee must approve any new additives. (references)

Greece

The Bank of Greece must approve the establishment of a foreign bank in Greece. (references)

Uzbekistan

A December 1997 decree requires the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations to approve import contract registration of pre-inspected goods within two days. (references)

Travel

Saudi Arabia

The father must approve the departure of any children. (references)

Eq. Guinea

The Customs Authority can approve the temporary entry of goods. (references)

Women

Gambia

They have the option to divorce, but not a legal right to approve or be notified in advance of subsequent marriages. (references)

Worker Rights

El Salvador

Union members must approve a decision to strike through secret ballot. (references)

Suriname

The President and Council of Ministers set and approve civil service wage increases. (references)

Algeria

The 1990 law on labor unions requires the Labor Ministry to approve a union application within 30 days. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "approve": approve by unanimity ♦ approve of ♦ approve oneself ♦ not approve. Additional references.

Beginning with "approve": approve-if.

Albanian

pëlqej (affect, enjoy, fancy, Favor, favour, like, love, please, relish, take to), miratoj (accede, accept, adopt, approbate, assent, confirm, consent, countenance, enact, Favor, favour, pass, ratify, recognize, root for, sanction, vote in). (various references)

Arabic 

‏وافق (accede, accept, accord, agree, approbate, assent, assert, compound, consent, fit, grant, jump, nod, ok, okay, okey), ‏طرى (applaud, baste, commend, compliment, crack, dress, flatter, flattering, puff, refresh, salute, soften, supple, tender), ‏صدق (accept, assent, attest, believe, certify, confirm, credit, genuineness, hold good, make believe, notarize, ok, okay, okey, probity, ratify, sanction, sincerity, trueness, trustiness, truth, validity, veracity, verity), ‏إستحسن (applaud, greet). (various references)

Bulgarian 

одобрявам (approbate, assent, authorise, authorize, confirm, endorse, okay, pass, salute, sanctify, sanction, seal, subscribe to, support, sympathize, uphold), налагам се като. (various references)

Chinese 

認證 (authenticate), 讚同 (endorse, in favor), 贊成 (endorse), 批准 (Approved, Approving, authorise, authorised, Authorize, Authorized, Authorizing, ratification, ratified, ratify, Ratifying). (various references)

Czech

souhlasit (accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, endorse, ok, okay, tally), schvalovat (applaud, endorse), potvrdit (acknowledge, affirm, bear out, certify, confirm, corroborate, establish, ratify, testify, to confirm, uphold, validate, verify), osvìdèit se (acquit oneself well, get across, make good, prove oneself to be, turn out). (various references)

Danish

godkende. (various references)

Dutch

goedkeuren, beamen (affirm, assent, say yes). (various references)

Esperanto

aprobi. (various references)

Faeroese

viðurkenna (accept, acknowledge, appreciate, receive, recognize, take, take in), góðkenna. (various references)

Farsi 

پسندکردن (Admire), تصویب کردن (Allow, Authorize, Okay, Pass, Ratify, Resolute), ازمایش کردن (Essay, Experiment, Gauge, Quiz), رواداشتن . (various references)

Finnish

hyväksyä (accept, acknowledge, admit, pass, recognize, sanction). (various references)

French

approuver (applaud). (various references)

German

billigen (endorse, uphold), genehmigen (accept, agree to, assent to, authorize, grant, homologate, legalize, license, pass, receive, sanction, take, take in), gutheißen (pass). (various references)

Greek 

εγκρίνω (approve of, authorise, authorize, confirm, endorse, okay, sanction), επιδοκιμάζω (acclaim, commend, endorse, hold with, indorse). (various references)

Hebrew 

לאשר (affirm, asseverate, authorise, bear out, certify, confirm, corroborate, endorse, indorse, maintain, obsignate, sanction, testify, uphold, vouch), להצדיק (acquit, excuse, justify, legitimate, vindicate, warrant), להסכים (accede, accept, accord, agree, assent, consent, grant, subscribe), אישר. (various references)

Hungarian

megerõsít (attach, beef up, brace, confirm, consolidate, corroborate, defilade, depose, fasten, fix, fortify, harden, homologate, man, reinforce, strengthen, underpin, uphold, verify, vouch), jóváhagy (affirm, approbate, assent, confirm, endorse, indorse, o.k., ok, okay, okey, ratify, sanction, to approve, to approve of, to assent, to consent, to endorse, to indorse, to o.k., to ratify, to uphold, to validate, upheld, uphold), helyesel (endorse, indorse, to approve, to approve of, to assent, to commend, to endorse, to favor, to hold with, to indorse, uphold). (various references)

Indonesian

merestui (approving), menyetujui (accede, accept, accord, acquiescent, adopt, agree, approving, assent), mengasesekan, mengabsahkan (endorse, legalize). (various references)

Italian

approvare (adopt, assent, countenance, endorse, indorse, pass, put through, recognize, subscribe, sympathise, sympathize). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

認める　 (to appreciate, to approve, to recognize), 認める (to admit, to appreciate, to approve, to notice, to recognize, to write up), 許す　 (to allow, to approve, to permit), 許す (to allow, to approve, to confide in, to excuse, to exempt, to forgive, to let off, to pardon, to permit, to release), 我意を得る (to approve of), 可とする (to approve, to be in favor of). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

かとする (to approve, to be in favor of), わがいをえる (to approve of), ゆるす (to allow, to approve, to confide in, to excuse, to exempt, to forgive, to let off, to pardon, to permit, to release), みとめる (to admit, to appreciate, to approve, to notice, to recognize). (various references)

Korean 

찬성하십시요. (various references)

Norwegian

godkjenne. (various references)

Papiamen

aprobá. (various references)

Pig Latin

approveay.(various references)

Portuguese

aprovar (acclaim, accredit, allow, applaud, approbate, clap, endorse, find, indorse, o.k., ok, okay, okey, okeydokey, ratify, sanction). (various references)

Romanian

aviza (decide, inform, let know, warn), aproba (accept, acknowledge, acquiesce, allow, answer with a nod, applaud, approbate, close, countenance, endorse, grant, homologate, pass, ratify, sanctify, sanction, uphold), admite (accept, acknowledge, admit, adopt, allow, allow of, appoint, assume, avow, Brook, concede, confess, contain, enter, grant, receive, suffer, take for granted, tolerate, vouchsafe), accepta (abide by, accept, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, adopt, agree, assent, assume, carry down, embrace, grant, hold, honor, honour, postulate, protect, receive, take, take in, take on), sancţiona (amerce, approbate, punish, ratify, sanctify, sanction, sign, trounce), ratifica (confirm, ratify), omologa (acknowledge, admit, assimilate, confirm, homologate, ratify), fi de acord cu (accept, acquiesce in, concur with, endorse), încuviinţa (allow, comply, countenance, permit). (various references)

Russian 

одобрять (applaud, approbate, approve of, approved, aprobate, aprove, aproved, look with favor on, look with favour on, welcome). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

slagati se (accord, agree, concur, hit it off, jibe, match, string along, subscribe), odobriti (approbate, approve of, authorise, authorize, credit, endorse, grant, hearten, sanction, vote). (various references)

Spanish

aprobar (adopt, agree, approbate, carry, come, endorse, fall in, fall in with, Favor, favour, get through, gown, hold with, indorse, o.k., ok, okay, okey, okeydokey, pass, receive, support, underwrite, vet, view, welcome). (various references)

Swedish

godkänna (accredit, admit, adopt, allow, approve of, authorize, endorse, indorse, o.k., ok, okay, pass a test, sanction), bifalla (endorse, grant, indorse, sanction). (various references)

Turkish

beğenmek (applaud, appreciate, care, decide on, decide up, enjoy, like, relish). (various references)

Turkmen 

makullamak (approve of). (various references)

Ukrainian

схвалювати (approbate, countenance, o.k., ok, okay, okey, sanction, smile, welcome), санкціонувати (approbate, authorize, sanction), випробовувати (experiment, probe, prove, put to the test, task, tax, test, try out), засудити (convict), затверджувати (appoint, approbate, certify, o.k., ok, okay, okey, ratify, validate), підтверджувати (acknowledge, affirm, attest, avouch, avow, bear out, carry, certify, confirm, corroborate, endorse, homologate, indorse, justify, reassert, reconfirm, say yes, uphold, verify, vouch), перевіряти (audit, calibrate, check, edit, overhaul, prove, review, revise, scan, verify), доводити (argue, aver, avouch, demonstrate, evidence, evince, make out, manifest, prove). (various references)

Welsh

arddelu (avouch, claim, own), profi (assay, experience, prove, taste, try), cymeradwyo (applaud, recommend). (various references)

adprobabit, adprobatum, adsensi, annuo, approbare, apto, ascisco, auctorizo, conprobati, conprobatum, conprobent, dilecta, dilectae, dilectam, dilecte, dilecti, dilectis, dilecto, dilectos, dilectum, dilectus, dilexerat, dilexerimus, dilexeris, dilexerit, dilexerunt, dilexi, dilexisset, dilexisti, dilexit, diligam, diligamus, diligant, diligas, diligat, diligatis, diligatur, dilige, diligebam, diligebant, diligebat, diligens, diligentes, diligenti, diligentia, diligentibus, diligentis, diligentium, diligere, diligerent, diligeret, diligeretis, diliges, diliget, diligetis, diligetur, diligimus, diligis, diligit, diligite, diligitis, diligo, diligunt, lauda, laudabant, laudabantur, laudabat, laudabimur, laudabimus, laudabis, laudabit, laudabitis, laudabitur, laudabo, laudabunt, laudabuntur, laudamini, laudamus, laudando, laudandum, laudans, laudant, laudantem, laudantes, laudantibus, laudantium, laudare, laudarent, laudat, laudate, laudatum, laudatur, laudaverunt, laudavi, laudavit, laudem, laudemus, laudent, lauderis, laudes, laudet, laudo, proba, probabat, probabis, probabitur, probabo, probabuntur, probans, probant, probantes, probare, probarentur, probaret, probas, probassem, probasset, probasti, probat, probata, probatam, probate, probati, probatissimi, probatissimum, probato, probator, probatum, probatur, probatus, probaveritis, probaverunt, probavi, probavimus, probavit, probemus, probent, probentur, probes, probet, probetis, probetur, probo. (various references)

vîs-1. (various references)

ratificare. (various references)

alouer. (various references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "approve": approved, approver, approvers, approves. (additional references)

Words ending with "approve": disapprove, preapprove, reapprove. (additional references)

Words containing "approve": disapproved, disapprover, disapprovers, disapproves, preapproved, preapproves, reapproved, reapproves, unapproved. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Approve" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apove, approbe, approv, Aprkov, aprobe, aprove, Kaprova, pamporovo, pcprobe. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: opera, paper, pareo, parve, parvo, paver, prove, vapor.

-3 letters: aero, aper, arvo, aver, over, pare, pave, pear, pepo, perp, pope, pore, prao, prep, proa, prop, rape, rave, reap, repo, repp, rope, rove, vera.

-4 letters: ape, are, ave, avo, ear, era, oar, ope, ora, ore, ova, pap, par, pea, pep, per, pop, pro, rap.

+1 letter: approved, approver, approves.

+2 letters: approvers, reapprove.

+3 letters: approvable, disapprove, overlapped, preapprove, reapproved, reapproves, unapproved.

+4 letters: disapproved, disapprover, disapproves, overlapping, preapproved, preapproves, propagative, reapproving.

+5 letters: disapprovers, eavesdropped, eavesdropper, overpopulate, preapproving, preoperative.