transitive. With a thing as object. To regard with favour, approve of (an action); to approve or agree to (an action, undertaking, etc.). Also with…
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > approve of, accept, or sanction [verb (transitive)] (36) loveeOE transitive. With a thing as object. To regard with favour, approve of (an action); to approve or agree to (an action, undertaking, etc.). Also with… underfoc1000 To receive willingly; to accept. underfong?c1225 = underfo, v. 1b. undertakea1250 To accept, receive willingly. Obsolete. provec1300 transitive. To pronounce (something) to be good or right, to commend; = approve, v.1 6a. Obsolete. allowa1325 transitive. To approve of, sanction; to receive with favour or approval. Obsolete. favour1340 transitive. To regard with favour, look kindly upon; to be inclined to, have a liking or preference for; to approve. approvec1380 To pronounce to be good, commend. transitive. seem?c1450 To think fit. Obsolete. conprovec1503 To approve. avow1530 transitive. To own (the deeds of an agent); to sanction, approve. Obsolete. rectify1567 transitive. To signify approval of; to ratify. Obsolete. rare. annuate1585 transitive. To nod in assent or agreement to (something); to give one's approval to. to be for1590 to be for: to be ready to act for, to be on the side of, or in favour of, to advocate. sancite1597 transitive. To sanction. improve1603 transitive. To sanction, authorize; to accept. Cf. approve, v.1 5. applauda1616 To express approval of in any way; to approve of, praise. acclamate1624 transitive. = acclaim, v. (in various senses). resenta1646 transitive. To take favourably, to approve of. Also intransitive to be approved of; to meet with acceptance. Obsolete. rare. own1649 transitive. Esp. of God: to acknowledge as approved or accepted; to declare or indicate acceptance or approval of; to countenance, vindicate. Now rare… comprobate1660 transitive. To prove, confirm; to approve, sanction. sanction1797 To permit authoritatively; to authorize; in looser use, to countenance, encourage by express or implied approval. likea1825 intransitive. English regional. To approve of. Obsolete. approbate1833 To approve expressly or formally; to express approbation of, sanction authoritatively. Obsolete in England since 17th cent., but preserved in U.S… to hold with (arch. of, on, for)1895 to hold with (arch. of,†on, for): to maintain allegiance to; to side with, be of the party of; colloquial to agree with or approve of. (Cf. 17.) agree1900 intransitive. With with. To approve of something with regard to its moral correctness. endorse1914 figurative. To declare one's approval of, ‘crack up’ (a person or thing). condone1962 transitive. To forgive or overlook (an offence), so as to treat it as non-existent; esp. to forgive… loosely. To approve or sanction, usually… Subcategories:— formally (1) — accounts or reports (1) — convert into by approval (1) — give mark of approval to (2) — receive with approval or sanction (1) — by marking with letters OK (1) — express one's satisfaction (1) |
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