EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR APPROBATE
We pick and choose, take and leave, approbate and reprobate in a breath.
The Stadtholder was too wary a politician to approbate immediately so sweeping a proposal, and referred it to the States-General.
Among the adjectives similarly preserved are to whittle, to wilt and to approbate.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR APPROBATE
countenance
verbapprove, support- 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
countenanced
verbapprove, support- 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
favor
verbprefer, like- 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
favoring
verbprefer, like- 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
go for
verblike, chooseoking
verbpermit- 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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