Approve and Execrate

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Execrate is an antonym for approve.

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

Execrate verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.

Usage example: leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast

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Approve is an antonym for execrate in hate topic.

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