approve

verb [I] (AGREE WITH)

/əˈpruv/

Definition

› to have a good opinion of someone or something: I wish my mother approved of my friends.

(Definition of approve verb (AGREE WITH) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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