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disapprove (reject), disavow, dissent (withhold assent)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Not On Your Nellie — Series 1 DVD cover Format Comedy Created by Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand … Wikipedia
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
