Approve

v. t.	1.	To show to be real or true; to prove. [imp. & p. p. Approved ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Approving.] Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve First thy obedience. - Milton.
	2.	To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically. Opportunities to approve . . . worth. - Emerson. He had approved himself a great warrior. - Macaulay. 'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true. - Byron. His account . . . approves him a man of thought. - Parkman.
	3.	To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial.
	4.	To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration.
	5.	To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance. The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God. - Rogers. They had not approved of the deposition of James. - Macaulay. They approved of the political institutions. - W. Black.
	1.	(Eng. Law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; - said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.

Verb	1.	approve - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" Synonyms: O.K., okay, sanction Antonyms: disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
	2.	approve - judge to be right or commendable; think well of Antonyms: disapprove - consider bad or wrong

TO APPROVE, approbare. To increase the profits upon a thing; as to approve land by increasing the rent. 2 Inst. 784.

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