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approve
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[əˈpruːv], (Verb)
Definitions:
- officially agree to or accept as satisfactory
(e.g: the budget was approved by parliament)
- prove; show
(e.g: he approved himself ripe for military command)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (see approbate). The original sense was ‘prove, demonstrate’, later ‘corroborate, confirm’, hence ‘pronounce to be satisfactory’ (late Middle English)
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