Approve
Make sure
Make sure verb - Make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- In Cardcaptor Sakura, Clow Reed knew that Kero and Yue would have trouble accepting a new master after he died, so to make sure they ended up with one they could both approve of, he split the task of appointing his successor between them.
Source: The Chooser of The One
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