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Meaning:

Verb:

  • intransitive To consider or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
  • transitive (English Law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit;—said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
  • transitive To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
  • transitive To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
  • transitive To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm.

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