Found 3 items, similar to approve.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: approve
memperkuat, mengabsahkan, mengasesekan, menyetujui, merestui
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: approve
approve
v 1: give sanction to;
“I approve of his educational policies”
[syn:
O.K.,
okay,
sanction] [ant:
disapprove]
2: judge to be right or commendable; think well of [ant:
disapprove]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Approve
Approve
\Ap*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Approved; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Approving.] [OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF.
aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad +
probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See
Prove, and
cf.
Approbate.]
1. To show to be real or true; to prove. [Obs.]
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Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve
First thy obedience. --Milton.
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2. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show
practically.
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Opportunities to approve . . . worth. --Emerson.
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He had approved himself a great warrior. --Macaulay.
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'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true. --Byron.
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His account . . . approves him a man of thought.
--Parkman.
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3. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to
approve the decision of a court-martial.
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4. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to
think well of; as, we approve the measured of the
administration.
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5. To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
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The first care and concern must be to approve
himself to God. --Rogers.
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Note: This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to
think favorably (of), is often followed by of.
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They had not approved of the deposition of James.
--Macaulay.
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They approved of the political institutions. --W.
Black.
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Approve
\Ap*prove"\ ([a^]p*pr[=oo]v"), v. t. [OF. aprouer; a (L.
ad) + a form apparently derived fr. the pro, prod, in L.
prodest it is useful or profitable, properly the preposition
pro for. Cf.
Improve.] (Eng. Law)
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.
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