approve

English Thesaurus

1. judge to be right or commendable; think well of (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	evaluate, judge, pass judgment,
definition	:	form a critical opinion of (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	rubberstamp,
definition	:	approve automatically (verb.cognition)

2. give sanction to (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	authorise, authorize, clear, pass,
definition	:	grant authorization or clearance for (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	sanction,
definition	:	give religious sanction to, such as through on oath (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	visa,
definition	:	approve officially (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support,
definition	:	be behind; approve of (verb.social)

hyponym	:	confirm,
definition	:	support a person for a position (verb.social)

3. judge to be right or commendable; think well of (verb.cognition)

antonym	:	disapprove,
definition	:	consider bad or wrong (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	approbation,
definition	:	official recognition or approval (noun.communication)

derivation	:	approval,
definition	:	a feeling of liking something or someone good (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	approbation,
definition	:	official approval (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive,
definition	:	expressing or manifesting praise or approval (adj.all)

4. give sanction to (verb.communication)

antonym	:	disapprove, reject,
definition	:	deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication)

derivation	:	approval, approving, blessing,
definition	:	the formal act of approving (noun.act)

derivation	:	approbation,
definition	:	official recognition or approval (noun.communication)

derivation	:	countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant,
definition	:	formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)

derivation	:	o.k., ok, okay, okeh, okey,
definition	:	an endorsement (noun.communication)

derivation	:	approver,
definition	:	an authority with power to approve (noun.person)

derivation	:	affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive,
definition	:	expressing or manifesting praise or approval (adj.all)

5. judge to be right or commendable; think well of (verb.cognition)

antonym	:	disapprove,
definition	:	consider bad or wrong (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	approbation,
definition	:	official recognition or approval (noun.communication)

derivation	:	approval,
definition	:	a feeling of liking something or someone good (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	approbation,
definition	:	official approval (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive,
definition	:	expressing or manifesting praise or approval (adj.all)

6. give sanction to (verb.communication)

antonym	:	disapprove, reject,
definition	:	deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication)

derivation	:	approval, approving, blessing,
definition	:	the formal act of approving (noun.act)

derivation	:	approbation,
definition	:	official recognition or approval (noun.communication)

derivation	:	countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant,
definition	:	formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)

derivation	:	o.k., ok, okay, okeh, okey,
definition	:	an endorsement (noun.communication)

derivation	:	approver,
definition	:	an authority with power to approve (noun.person)

derivation	:	affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive,
definition	:	expressing or manifesting praise or approval (adj.all)