Approve and Take to task

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Take to task is an antonym for approve.

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

Take to task verb - Censure severely or angrily.

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Approve is an antonym for take to task in topics: correct, rebuke, condemn, scold, blame.

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