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n. an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

well, O.K., all right, alright, satisfactorily, in a satisfactory manner

adv. in a satisfactory manner

adj. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"

approval, commendation

n. a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

authorization, mandate

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

recognize, accredit

v. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

let, permit, countenance, allow

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

warrant, guarantee

v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

excuse, condone, make allowances for, be lenient with

v. excuse someone's behavior, for example

legalize, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimate, legitimatize, make legal

v. make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"

pass, legislate

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

understand, sympathize, empathize

v. be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

cover, insure, underwrite

v. protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"

certify, endorse

v. guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

consent, accept, go for, consent to

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

preserve, continue, bear on, carry on, uphold

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

favor, favour, privilege

v. bestow a privilege upon

tolerable

adj. capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"

plenty, enough, sufficiently, adequately, as much as necessary, so as to be adequate, to a sufficient degree

adv. to a sufficient degree; "she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin"

adequately

adv. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree; "he was adequately prepared"

acceptable

adj. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"

fair, adequate, passable, fair to middling

adj. about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"

alright

adj. nonstandard usage

satisfying, cheering, comforting

adj. providing freedom from worry

copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesettic

adj. completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara

passing

adj. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"

right

adj. in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"

reject, disapprove, refuse to approve

v. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

veto, interdict, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

unsatisfactorily, in an unsatisfactory manner

adv. in an unsatisfactory manner; "He performed unsatisfactorily as a manager"

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