All approve synonyms

verb approve

• favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
• accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
• authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
• advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
• okay — to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
• license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
• uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
• ratify — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
• support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
• confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
• sign — a token; indication.
• certify — If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.
• sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
• back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
• recommend — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
• agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
• permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
• admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
• acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
• handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
• like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
• applaud — When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
• appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
• commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
• countenance — If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
• approbate — to accept as valid
• praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
• respect — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
• groove — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
• charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
• accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
• concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
• acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
• affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
• consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
• seal — a member of the U.S. Navy’s special operations forces.
• assent — If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
• second — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
• maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
• bless — When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
• dig — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
• buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
• mandate — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
• validate — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
• boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
• pronounce — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
• accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
• favour — to regard with favor: to favor an enterprise.
• allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
• authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.