Approve and Sit on

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Sit on is an antonym for approve.

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

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Approve is an antonym for sit on in topics: warn, reprimand, find fault with.

Henpecked Husband: Lord Whiteadder appears to be this, considering that he has to sit on a spike instead of a chair — and Lady Whiteadder in turn sits on him — and seems to approve of things that his wife considers the work of Satan.

Source: Series / Blackadder

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