Approve and Convict

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Convict is an antonym for approve.

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

Convict verb - To find or pronounce guilty.

Usage example: an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law

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Approve is an antonym for convict.

Nearby Words: conviction, convicted, convicting

expedition	approve expedition	convict expedition
numbers	approve numbers	convict numbers

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