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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
approve/əˈpruːv/

▶verb

1 officially accept as satisfactory.
■ (often approve of) believe that someone or something is good or acceptable.

2 archaic prove; show.

– derivatives
approving adjective,
approvingly adverb.

– origin ME: from OFr. aprover, from L. approbare (see approbation).

'approve' also found in these Oxford entries:

adopt - applaud - approbation - carry - condone - discountenance - hold - homologate - nod - none - pass - preconize - prove - rubber stamp - second reading

Forum discussions with the word(s) "approve" in the title:

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approve/authorize budget?
If he doesn't approve the plan, <neither, nor> will I.
Please approve this?
see = approve ?
to adopt a sub-decree is to use or to approve?

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