<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>Approved, approving.</li><li>To speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.</li><li>Synonyms: esteem, appreciate.</li><li>To consent or agree to: Father approved our plan to visit Chicago.</li><li>Synonyms: permit, allow.</li><li>Antonyms: deny, veto, prohibit, outlaw, interdict, disallow.</li><li>To confirm or sanction formally; ratify: The Senate promptly approved the bill.</li><li>Synonyms: validate, sanction, endorse, confirm, authorize.</li><li>Antonyms: veto, prohibit, outlaw, interdict, disallow, deny.</li><li>Obsolete: to demonstrate; show.</li><li>To make good; attest.</li><li>To prove by trial.</li><li>To convict.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To speak or consider favorably (sometimes followed by of): Mother didn't approve of him. The boss wouldn't approve of the plan. He said that he approved.</li></ul>