not approve

not approve
index disapprove (reject), disavow, dissent (withhold assent)

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  • not soil your hands — phrase to refuse to do something that you do not approve of Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: soil …   Useful english dictionary

  • did not approve of — did not express a favorable opinion of, did not give formal sanction to …   English contemporary dictionary

  • approve */*/*/ — UK [əˈpruːv] / US [əˈpruv] verb Word forms approve : present tense I/you/we/they approve he/she/it approves present participle approving past tense approved past participle approved Get it right: approve: When approve means to have a positive… …   English dictionary

  • approve — /ə pru:v/ verb 1. ♦ to approve of something to think something is good ● The chairman approves of the new company letter heading. ● The sales staff do not approve of interference from the accounts division. 2. to agree to something officially ●… …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • approve — /ə pru:v/ verb 1. ♦ to approve of something to think something is good ● The chairman approves of the new company letter heading. ● The sales staff do not approve of interference from the accounts division. 2. to agree to something officially ●… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • not soil your hands — to refuse to do something that you do not approve of …   English dictionary

  • approve — approve, endorse, sanction, accredit, certify mean to have or to express a favorable opinion of. Approve often means no more than this {daring them . . . to approve her conduct Conrad} Sometimes, however, it suggests esteem or admiration {Jane… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Approve — Ap*prove , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Approved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approving}.] [OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF. aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad + probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See {Prove}, and cf. {Approbate}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • (not) in so many words — (not) in so/as many ˈwords idiom (not) in exactly the same words as sb says were used • ‘Did she say she was sorry?’ ‘Not in so many words.’ • He didn t approve of the plan and said so in as many words. Main entry: ↑word …   Useful english dictionary

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