Approve and Vilipend

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Vilipend is an antonym for approve.

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

Vilipend verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

Usage example: one of those elitists who regularly vilipends popular culture

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Approve is an antonym for vilipend in ignore topic.

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