| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | receive by agreeing, consenting |
Synonyms: |
accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, adopt, affirm, agree to, approve, assent, assume, avow, bear, buy, check out*, comply, concur with, cooperate with, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the nod, go for, lap up, okay, recognize, rubber-stamp, set store by, sign, sign off on, take on*, take one up on, thumbs up, undertake |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
decline, disagree, refuse |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow entry or use |
Synonyms: |
accept, be big on, bless, buy, concede, enter, entertain, give access, give the nod, give thumbs up, grant, harbor, house, initiate, introduce, let, let in, lodge, okay, permit, receive, shelter, sign off on, sign*, suffer, take, take in |
Antonyms: |
debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut |
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, buy into, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, groove*, hats off to, lap up, license, maintain, make law, make valid, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, push for, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to, support, thumbs up, uphold, validate |
Antonyms: |
disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | confirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ratify, validate, prove |
Synonyms: |
affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, circumstantiate, corroborate, debunk, double-check, endorse, establish, explain, give green light, give high sign, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the nod, justify, lap up, make good, make sure, okay, rubber-stamp, sanction, settle, sign, sign off on, size up, subscribe, substantiate, support, thumbs up, underpin, uphold, verify, vouch, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
annul, cancel, contradict, destroy, disprove, invalidate, oppose, veto, void |
| Main Entry: | consent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, approve, assent, bless, comply, concede, concur, fold, give in, give the nod, give up, knuckle under, let, make a deal, okay*, permit, roll over, sanction, say uncle, say yes, sign off on, subscribe, throw in the towel, yes*, yield |
Antonyms: |
differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, object, oppose, protest, refuse |
| Main Entry: | countenance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | approve, support |
Synonyms: |
abet, accept, advocate, aid, applaud, approbate, back, bear with, champion, commend, condone, confirm, cope, encourage, endorse, favor, get behind, give green light, give stamp of approval, give the nod, go along with, go for, grin and bear it, handle, help, hold with, invite, live with, nod at, okay*, put John Hancock on, put up with, sanction, sign off on, sit still for, smile on, stand for, stomach something, swallow*, thumbs up, uphold |
Antonyms: |
deny, disagree, disapprove, discourage, fight, oppose, refuse |
| Main Entry: | endorse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | countersign a check |
Synonyms: |
add one's name to, authenticate, autograph, cosign, notarize, put John Hancock on, put signature on, rubber-stamp, say amen to, sign, sign off on, sign on dotted line, subscribe, superscribe, undersign, underwrite |
| Main Entry: | grant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, allow |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, allocate, allot, assign, assume, avow, award, bestow, bless, cede, come across, come around, come through, concede, confer, consent to, convey, donate, drop, gift with, give, give in, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, impart, invest, own, own up, permit, present, profess, relinquish, shake on, sign off on, sign on, stake, suppose, surrender, transfer, transmit, vouchsafe, yield |
Antonyms: |
condemn, deny, refuse, veto |
| Main Entry: | permit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow participation |
Synonyms: |
abet, accede, accept, acquiesce, admit, agree, authorize, bless, blink at, boost, buy, charter, concede, concur, condone, consent, empower, enable, endorse, endure, franchise, give leave, give permission, go for, grant, have, humor, indulge, leave, let, let pass, license, okay, pass, privilege, sanctify, sanction, say yes, shake on, sign, sign off on, suffer, take kindly to, thumbs up, tolerate, warrant, wink at |
Antonyms: |
deny, disallow, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | validate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ascertain the truth, authenticity of something |
Synonyms: |
John Hancock, approve, authenticate, authorize, bear out, certify, confirm, constitute, corroborate, endorse, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the nod, justify, legalize, legitimize, make binding, make legal, make stick, okay*, ratify, rubber-stamp, sanction, set seal on, sign off on, substantiate, verify |
Antonyms: |
refuse, reject, veto |