Approve of
Approve of verb - To have a favorable opinion of.
Congratulate and approve of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Congratulate" instead a verb "Approve of".
Congratulate
Congratulate verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.
Approve of and congratulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approve of" instead a verb "Congratulate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- admire and approve of
- admire and congratulate
- favour and approve of
- favour and congratulate
- salute and approve of
- salute and congratulate
- bless and approve of
- bless and congratulate
- sanction and approve of
- sanction and congratulate
- approve and approve of
- approve and congratulate
- praise and approve of
- praise and congratulate
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