APPROVE
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Ap*prove" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approved (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Approving.] [OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF. aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad + probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See Prove, and cf. Approbate.] 1. To show to be real or true; to prove. [Obs.]
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Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve
First thy obedience.
Milton.
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2. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
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Opportunities to approve . . . worth.
Emerson.
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He had approved himself a great warrior.
Macaulay.
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'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true.
Byron.
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His account . . . approves him a man of thought.
Parkman.
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3. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial.
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4. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration.
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5. To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
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The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God.
Rogers.
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&hand_; This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to think favorably (of), is often followed by of.
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They had not approved of the deposition of James.
Macaulay.
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They approved of the political institutions.
W. Black.
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Ap*prove" (ăp*pr&oō_;v"), v. t. [OF. aprouer; a (L. ad) + a form apparently derived fr. the pro, prod, in L. prodest it is useful or profitable, properly the preposition pro for. Cf. Improve.] (Eng. Law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; -- said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
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