approve

verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.

  2. 2.

    To believe that someone or something is good or acceptable.

Related words

See also: approval, approved, disapprove

Etymology

From Old French aprover, from Latin approbare "to assent to as good," from ad- "to" + probare "to try, test."