[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)


Phrases:

Origin:
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)