n01215392
| type | n |
| lex_filenum | 04 |
| def | the formal act of approving |
| examples | he gave the project his blessing his decision merited the approval of any sensible person |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | support |
| Derivationally related form | approval → approbate; approval → approve |
| Antonym | approval → disapproval |
| Hyponym | adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal; backing, backup, championship, patronage; admiration, appreciation; reward, reinforcement |
| Incoming links | |
| Hypernym | adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal; backing, backup, championship, patronage; admiration, appreciation; reward, reinforcement |
| Antonym | disapproval → approval |
| Hyponym | support |
| Derivationally related form | approbate → approval; approve → approval |
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