Approve and Write off

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Write off is an antonym for approve.

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

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

Usage example: most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock

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Approve is an antonym for write off.

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