Approve and Indulge

Approve

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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

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

Indulge

Indulge verb - To give in to (a desire).

Approve and indulge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approve" instead a verb "Indulge".

Nearby Words: indulgence, indulgent, indulging

Common collocations

number approve number indulge number
time approve time indulge time
whom approve whom indulge whom
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