Approve
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
Deny
Deny verb - To declare not to be true.
Common collocations
| application | approve application | deny application |
| relationship | approve relationship | deny relationship |
| presence | approve presence | deny presence |
| time | approve time | deny time |
| Other words: use, entry, whom. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- A moderator will review and approve/deny the request.
- He admitted that by "small" he meant "big" and by "approve" he meant "deny".
Source: By "No", I Mean "Yes"
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