approve
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approve
verb accede to, accept, acquiesce in, adopt, advocate, affirm, agree to, allow, approbare, approbate, assent to, authenticate, authorize, be in favor of, be satisfied with, certify, comprobare, concur in, confirm, consent to, countenance, endorse, favor, make valid, probare, ratify, sanction, second, support, sustain, uphold, validateSee also: accede, accredit, advocate, agree, allow, appoint, assent, authorize, bear, coincide, comply, concede, concur, confirm, conform, consent, cosign, countenance, enable, endorse, endure, favor, grant, justify, legalize, let, notarize, permit, prefer, reassure, receive, recommend, regard, sanction, seal, settle, sign, subscribe, support, sustain, tolerate, uphold, validate, vote
TO APPROVE, approbare. To increase the profits upon a thing; as to approve land by increasing the rent. 2 Inst. 784.