approve
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
give sanction to
I approve of his educational policies
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- disapprove antonym
- blessing derivation
- approbation derivation
- sanction derivation
- O.K. derivation
- approver derivation
- approving derivation
Sense 2 verb
judge to be right or commendable; think well of
Types & categories
- pass judgment hypernym
- rubberstamp hyponym
Related & opposite
- disapprove antonym
- approbation derivation
- approval derivation
- approbation derivation
- approving derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | disapprove |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blessing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | approbation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanction |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | O.K. |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | approver |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | approving |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | authorize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sanction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | visa |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | back |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confirm |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disapprove |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | approbation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | approval |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | approbation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | approving |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass judgment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rubberstamp |