Added 9 October 2026
approve
/əˈpɹuːv/ verb
In Latin: approbō, consciscō, ratihabeo Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about approve at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Give sanction to.
I approve of his educational policies
- Judge to be right or commendable; think well of.
Origin
From Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, apreven, borrowed from Old French aprover, approver, approuvir, appreuver (“to approve”), from Latin approbō, from ad + probō (“to esteem as good, approve, prove”). Doublet of approbate. By surface analysis, ad- + prove.
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