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3.14 Approve - Reject
assent, approval
approbation > approbate = approve = assent = accede = acquiesce = agree =
concord = concur
• (approbation)- to approve officially,( , ); By
many this movement was hailed with strong expressions of approbation, as a
pledge of social elevation of the working classes. — The History of Tasmania,
Volume I;
• (approbate)- to sanction officially; authorize;
• (approve)- to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable
or good; judge favorably, ( , );
I approve, and hope at some time to execute, your plan of literary repose. —
Memoirs of Aaron Burr;
• (assent)- to agree or concur; subscribe to, ( ,
); A mere intellectual assent to the Gospel or a belief in the
historical Christ is worthless, for it brings forth no spiritual fruits;
• (accede)- to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent, (
, , ); Ellinor did not accede, nor did her
sisters, but it was necessary that they should yield. — The Eustace Diamonds;
• (acquiesce)- to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest;
agree; consent, ( , );
With some difficulty she forced herself to acquiesce, and felt the grip upon
her arm suddenly relax. — The Iron Trail;
• (concord)- agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence
in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord, ( , );
Silence is a notable mean to preserve concord, and beget true amity and
friendship. — The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning;
• (concur)- to accord in opinion; agree, ( ,
); In their general line of thought and conduct I enthusiastically concur,
and consider them to be before their age. — Apologia Pro Vita Sua;
acquiescence = assent = jibe = ratification = confirmation = sanction =
endorsement = indorsement = imprimatur = blurb = countenance