approve

/əˈpruːv/ verb

Definition

ALLOW [T] › to allow or officially agree to something: The council has approved plans for a new shopping centre.

GOOD OPINION [I] › to think that something is good or right: I don't approve of smoking. → Opposite disapprove

(Definition of approve verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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