rubber-stamp
verb /ˌrʌbə ˈstæmp/
/ˌrʌbər ˈstæmp/
(often disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rubber-stamp | /ˌrʌbə ˈstæmp/ /ˌrʌbər ˈstæmp/ |
| he / she / it rubber-stamps | /ˌrʌbə ˈstæmps/ /ˌrʌbər ˈstæmps/ |
| past simple rubber-stamped | /ˌrʌbə ˈstæmpt/ /ˌrʌbər ˈstæmpt/ |
| past participle rubber-stamped | /ˌrʌbə ˈstæmpt/ /ˌrʌbər ˈstæmpt/ |
| -ing form rubber-stamping | /ˌrʌbə ˈstæmpɪŋ/ /ˌrʌbər ˈstæmpɪŋ/ |
- rubber-stamp something to give official approval to a law, plan, decision, etc., especially without considering it carefully
- The council just rubber-stamps decisions made by a higher authority.