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Disapprove   /dˌɪsəprˈuv/   Listen
Disapprove

verb
(past & past part. disapproved; pres. part. disapproving)
1.
Consider bad or wrong.  Antonym: approve.
2.
Deem wrong or inappropriate.  Synonym: reject.  Antonym: approve.






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"Disapprove" Quotes from Famous Books



... did not disapprove of divination being resorted to, provided it was not used for worldly purposes. Gilbert of Nogent says that in his time (about the beginning of the twelfth century) it was customary, at the consecration of bishops, to consult the Sortes Sanctorum, to ascertain ...
— The Mysteries of All Nations • James Grant

... seemed to disapprove highly of these efforts, and to wish to change the conversation. "Let it alone now," said he. "Only for a little. Would you kindly allow me ...
— Somehow Good • William de Morgan

... not disapprove?—I see you guess why. Oh! Mr. Gibson, just speak to me one word of what must be in your heart, though you are pretending not to understand why I would give worlds to see Molly again before ...
— Wives and Daughters • Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

... converts have written well; the convert still retains a little of his ancient freedom, some of the intellectual virility he acquired elsewhere, but the born Catholic is still-born. But however we may disapprove of Catholicism, we can still admire the convert. Cardinal Manning was aware of the advantages of a Protestant bringing up, and he often said that he was glad he had been born a Protestant. His Eminence was, therefore, of opinion that the Catholic faith should ...
— Confessions of a Young Man • George Moore

... more advisable not to attach any importance to them for the present, and to make no attempt in that direction. But you must not charge me with having evolved the whole matter from my imagination. In the worst case, my view would simply be an erroneous one, but you should not misunderstand or disapprove of my intention of saving you unnecessary trouble. You have struck your roots entirely in German soil; you are, and remain, the glory and splendour of German art. While theatrical affairs abroad are in ...
— Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 2 • Francis Hueffer (translator)


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