Approve and Repulse

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Repulse is an antonym for approve.

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

Repulse verb - To cause to feel disgust.

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Approve is an antonym for repulse in topics: push away, make sick.

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