Approve and Refusing

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Refusing is an antonym for approve.

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

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Approve is an antonym for refusing in deny topic.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusal, refuser

Selfish actions like, say, having a lover/spouse-to-be that (for whatever reason) mummy and daddy don't approve of, or refusing an Arranged Marriage.

Source: Honor-Related Abuse
Ross didn't approve of his sister marrying a cursed man, and they quarreled extensively; after finding out she eloped, he gave up his rights as heir to the Snowfall Kingdom and left, refusing to speak to his sister anymore.

Source: Videogame / Dark Parables

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