afkeuren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- criticize verb To point out faults or problems in something or someone.
- denounce verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
- deprecate verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- disallow verb To refuse to allow.
- disapprove verb To think something is wrong or unacceptable (usually followed by "of").
- proscribe verb To forbid or prohibit.
Senses
afkeuren is used for these senses in English:
- criticize To find fault (with something).
- denounce (transitive, obsolete) To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
- denounce (transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
- denounce (transitive, obsolete) To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.
- deprecate (transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- disallow To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
- disapprove (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
- proscribe (transitive) To denounce.
denounce — full definition
- verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
- verb To formally accuse or inform against someone.