Approve and Rag

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Rag is an antonym for approve.

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

Rag verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Usage example: several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses

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Approve is an antonym for rag.

Nearby Word: ragtime

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