approve

Definition

Examples

The director approved the budget for the new training program.

Word Family

Synonyms

• authorizegrant authorization or clearance for
• endorsebe behind; approve of
• sanctionformal and explicit approval

Collocations

• Easy approve the request
  to approve the request, meaning to give sanction to
• Medium approve the annual operating budget
  to approve the annual operating budget, meaning to give sanction to
• Hard formally approve merger resolutions
  describing formally approve merger resolutions (with official authorization)
• Very Hard unhesitatingly approve radical overhauls
  describing unhesitatingly approve radical overhauls (without hesitation)