approve
How many syllables in approve?
There are 2 syllables in the word approve.How to pronounce approve:
Definition of approve:
- approve:
- The past tense of Approve is approved.
Synonyms for approve:
authorise
authorize
back
clear
confirm
indorse
o.k.
okay
pass
plump for
plunk for
sanction
support
visa
Antonyms for approve:
abandon
abjure
abnegate
abrogate
abstain from
alter
annul
argue
argue against
arrest
attack
avoid
balk
balk at
ban
banish
bar
baulk
baulk at
belie
black
blackball
block
blow sky-high
boycott
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In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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