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Answer for the clue "Give the nod to ", 7 letters:
approve
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Word definitions for approve in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1300, "to demonstrate, prove;" mid-14c., "to attest (something) with authority," from Old French aprover (Modern French approuver ) "approve, agree to," from Latin approbare "to assent to as good, regard as good," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + probare "to ...
Usage examples of approve.
Barbaro desired to accompany us, and the young man, approving all my arrangements, embraced me, swearing everlasting friendship and gratitude.
The princess approved of this advice, and a few days later she called for Emilie and Armelline, and brought them to her palace, where I awaited them with the cardinal, the prince, and the Duchess of Fiano.
His feet dangled over the debris trench which circled the perimeter of the table, and which the suit assured him was reeking in the manner approved by Affronter gourmets.
A second article was approved by the committee alleging perjury in the Jones deposition with a lone Republican defecting.
Thinking that I might wish to settle in France, he left me at his departure, together with the papers establishing my identity, a letter promising, if he approved of my choice, 150,000 livres per annum from the day I was married.
The President was also authorized to approve any one appropriation and disapprove any other in the same bill.
The President may veto any appropriation or appropriations, and approve any other appropriation or appropriations, in the same bill.
According to the ancient Analects, which guided the practitioners of Confucianism, ginger was such an important food that Confucius approved of its use even during periods of fasting or sacrificial worship, when the consumption of all other pungent or malodorous foods was prohibited.
Thereupon I offered my arm to the handsome widow, who thought the arrangement according to the rules of etiquette and good breeding, and an approving look of my Lucrezia gave me the most agreeable sensation.
He thought it altogether novel and unprecedented for a President or a Presidential candidate to think of approving bills whose constitutionality may not be entirely clear to his own mind.
The Baltimore convention passed a set of resolutions, among other things, approving these vetoes, and General Cass declares, in his letter accepting the nomination, that he has carefully read these resolutions, and that he adheres to them as firmly as he approves them cordially.
States, cordially concurring with the Congress of the United States, in the penitential and pious sentiments expressed in the aforesaid resolutions, and heartily approving of the devotional design and purpose thereof, do hereby appoint the first Thursday of August next to be observed by the people of the United States as a day of national humiliation and prayer.
Iris noted the approving inspection of the Vuitton luggage while she tipped the porter.
Spanish affairs, which they all agreed in approving, Prince Andrew began to express a contrary opinion.
The firedrake gave an approving rumble, deep in his throat, and closed his eyes again.