Approve and Derogate

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Derogate is an antonym for approve.

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

Derogate verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

Usage example: there's no need to derogate him as a human being just because you disagree with him politically

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Approve is an antonym for derogate.

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Derogate and Approve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/derogate

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