Approve
Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- embrace and approve
- embrace and maintain
- champion and approve
- champion and maintain
- advocate and approve
- advocate and maintain
- warrant and approve
- warrant and maintain
- encourage and approve
- encourage and maintain
- uphold and approve
- uphold and maintain
- acknowledge and approve
- acknowledge and maintain
Common collocations
| friendship | approve friendship | maintain friendship |
| order | approve order | maintain order |
| relationship | approve relationship | maintain relationship |
| presence | approve presence | maintain presence |
| Other words: rule, law, powers. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- While I may not necessarily approve of a plucky band of civilians fighting aliens on their own, I will at least maintain contact with them.
- Its function is to gather and approve officially all the changes in the Spanish language in all the Spanish-speaking world to preserve and maintain its proper use.
Source: Useful Notes / Spanish Language
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