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present tense third-person singular of disapprove
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1
to be unwilling to grant
- the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state
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2
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
- disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm
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- abjures,
- forswears
- (also foreswears),
- recants,
- renounces,
- retracts,
- takes back,
- unsays,
- withdraws
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