Thesaurus / approbate
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The Stadtholder was too wary a politician to approbate immediately so sweeping a proposal, and referred it to the States-General.
THE GREAT EVENTS BY FAMOUS HISTORIANS, VOLUME 11VARIOUSAmong the adjectives similarly preserved are to whittle, to wilt and to approbate.
THE AMERICAN LANGUAGEHENRY L. MENCKENWe pick and choose, take and leave, approbate and reprobate in a breath.
OBITER DICTAAUGUSTINE BIRRELLHe is very liberal in politics, for he don't approbate restraint, and likes to let every critter 'go to the devil' his own way.
THE ATTACHETHOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTONWORDS RELATED TO APPROBATE
- abet
- accept
- advocate
- aid
- applaud
- approbate
- back
- bear with
- champion
- commend
- condone
- confirm
- cope
- encourage
- endorse
- favor
- get behind
- give green light
- give stamp of approval
- give the nod
- go along with
- go for
- grin and bear it
- handle
- help
- hold with
- invite
- live with
- nod at
- okay
- put John Hancock on
- put up with
- sanction
- sign off on
- sit still for
- smile on
- stand for
- stomach something
- swallow
- thumbs up
- uphold
- abetted
- accepted
- advocated
- aided
- applauded
- approbated
- backed
- bore with
- championed
- commended
- condoned
- confirmed
- coped
- encouraged
- endorsed
- favored
- gave green light
- gave stamp of approval
- gave the nod
- got behind
- grinned and bore it
- handled
- held with
- helped
- invited
- lived with
- nod at
- okayed
- put John Hancock on
- put up with
- sanctioned
- sat still for
- signed off on
- smiled on
- stomach something
- stood for
- swallowed
- thumbed up
- upheld
- went along with
- went for
- accept
- advocate
- appreciate
- approbate
- approve
- back
- be in favor of
- be on one's side
- buck for
- champion
- choose
- commend
- cotton to
- countenance
- encourage
- endorse
- esteem
- eulogize
- fancy
- flash on
- for
- go for
- hold with
- honor
- incline
- lean toward
- look up to
- opt for
- patronize
- pick
- praise
- prize
- regard highly
- root for
- sanction
- single out
- support
- take a liking to
- take a shine to
- take to
- think well of
- tilt toward
- value
- abetting
- accommodating
- advancing
- aiding
- assisting
- befriending
- being partial to
- do right by
- doing a kindness
- esteeming
- facilitating
- furthering
- gratifying
- humoring
- indulging
- making exception
- obliging
- playing favorites
- promoting
- pulling strings
- showing consideration
- side with
- smiling upon
- sparing
- spoiling
- treating well
- valuing
- abet
- accede
- accept
- acquiesce
- admit
- agree
- allow
- approbate
- approve
- authorize
- bless
- blink at
- boost
- buy
- charter
- concede
- concur
- condone
- consent
- empower
- enable
- endorse
- endure
- franchise
- give leave
- give permission
- go for
- grant
- have
- humor
- indulge
- leave
- let
- let pass
- license
- okay
- pass
- privilege
- sanctify
- sanction
- say yes
- shake on
- sign
- sign off on
- suffer
- take kindly to
- thumbs up
- tolerate
- warrant
- wink at
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