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Adjective approving has 1 sense
  1. approving, approbative, approbatory, plausive - expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"
    Antonyms: unfavorable, unfavourable (indirect, via favorable)
,Noun approving has 1 sense
  1. blessing, approval, approving - the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
    --1 is a kind of support
    --1 has particulars:
     adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal; backing, backup, championship, patronage; admiration, appreciation; reward, reinforcement
,Verb approve has 2 senses
  1. approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
    --1 is one way to authorize, authorise, pass, clear
    Antonyms: disapprove, reject
    Derived forms: noun approbation2, noun approver1, noun approval1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. approve - judge to be right or commendable; think well of
    --2 is one way to     judge
    Antonyms: disapprove
    Derived forms: noun approbation1, noun approbation2, noun approval2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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