Approve and Turn down

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site

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Turn down is an antonym for approve.

Nearby Words: approval, approbation, approving, approvingly, approvement

Turn down verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Usage example: I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation

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Approve is an antonym for turn down.

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