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English Dictionary: disapprove by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disapprove
v
  1. consider bad or wrong
    Antonym(s): approve
  2. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
    Synonym(s): disapprove, reject
    Antonym(s): O.K., approve, okay, sanction
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disapprove \Dis`ap*prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F.
      d[82]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.]
      1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of
            the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or
            inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of
            others.
  
      2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
            to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was
            disapproved by the commander in chief.
  
      Note: This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of
               an opinion, of such conduct. See {Approve}.
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