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одобря́ть — meaning in English

odobryat

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English meaning

  • acclaim verb To praise enthusiastically and publicly.
  • applaud verb To clap your hands to show approval or enjoyment.
  • approve verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
  • assent verb To agree to something, especially a proposal or suggestion.
  • authorize verb To give someone official permission or power to do something.
  • mandate noun An official order, command, or authorization to carry out a particular action.
  • ratify verb To give official approval to something, making it formally valid.
  • sanctify verb To make something holy or set it apart for religious use.
  • uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.

Senses

одобря́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • acclaim (transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
  • applaud (transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
  • approve (transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
  • approve (transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
  • approve (transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
  • approve (intransitive, followed by "of") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
  • assent (intransitive) To agree to a proposal.
  • authorize (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

acclaim — full definition

  1. verb To praise enthusiastically and publicly.
  2. noun Enthusiastic public praise or approval.

applaud — full definition

  1. verb To clap your hands to show approval or enjoyment.
  2. verb To praise or express strong approval of something.
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