Approve and Pat on back

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Pat on back and approve are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Pat on back" with "Approve", this verbs are similar.

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

Approve and pat on back are semantically related in help topic. Sometimes you can use "Approve" instead a verb "Pat on back", if it concerns topics such as acclaim, recommend.