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approving definition

approving


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  approve 
 
  2  senses  of  approve 
 
  Sense  1 
  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction 
  =>  sanction 
  =>  visa 
  =>  back  endorse,  plump  for  plunk  for  support 
  =>  confirm 
 
  Sense  2 
  approve 
  =>  rubberstamp 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  approve 
 
  2  senses  of  approve 
 
  Sense  1 
  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction 
  =>  sanction 
  =>  visa 
  =>  back  endorse,  plump  for  plunk  for  support 
  =>  guarantee,  warrant 
  =>  cover,  insure,  underwrite 
  =>  reinsure 
  =>  indemnify 
  =>  certify,  endorse 
  =>  side  pull  root 
  =>  champion,  defend 
  =>  confirm 
 
  Sense  2 
  approve 
  =>  rubberstamp 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  approve 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  approve 
 
  2  senses  of  approve 
 
  Sense  1 
  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction 
  =>  authorize,  authorise,  pass,  clear 
 
  Sense  2 
  approve 
  =>  judge 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  approve 
 
  approve  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  approve 
 
  Sense  1 
  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction 
  =>  authorize,  authorise,  pass,  clear 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  approve 
  =>  judge 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  approving 
  approving 
 
  Overview  of  noun  approving 
 
  The  noun  approving  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  approve 
 
  The  verb  approve  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (27)  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction  --  (give  sanction  to  "I  approve  of  his  educational  policies") 
  2.  (7)  approve  --  (judge  to  be  right  or  commendable;  think  well  of) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  approving 
 
  The  adj  approving  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  approving,  approbative,  approbatory,  plausive  --  (expressing  or  manifesting  praise  or  approval;  "approbative  criticism") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  approving 
 
  1  sense  of  approving 
 
  Sense  1 
  approving,  approbative,  approbatory,  plausive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  favorable)  ->  unfavorable,  unfavourable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  approving 
 
  1  sense  of  approving 
 
  Sense  1 
  approving,  approbative,  approbatory,  plausive 
  =>  favorable  (vs.  unfavorable),  favourable 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  approving 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  approving 
 
  approving  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  approving 
  approving 
  disapproving 
 
  Overview  of  noun  approving 
 
  The  noun  approving  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  approve 
 
  The  verb  approve  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (27)  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction  --  (give  sanction  to  "I  approve  of  his  educational  policies") 
  2.  (7)  approve  --  (judge  to  be  right  or  commendable;  think  well  of) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  approving 
 
  The  adj  approving  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  approving,  approbative,  approbatory,  plausive  --  (expressing  or  manifesting  praise  or  approval;  "approbative  criticism") 



approving definition