Approve and Contend

Approve

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Contend and approve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Approve".

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

Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

Approve and contend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approve" instead a verb "Contend".

Common collocations

time approve time contend time
characters approve characters contend characters
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