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Definition of approved

approved

/əˈpruːvd/
ap · proved
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• adjective

1

Officially agreed to, sanctioned, or accepted as satisfactory by an authority or governing body.

Example

"Please ensure that you only use approved vendors when ordering new laboratory equipment."

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• Rhymes for approved

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approvable
approval
approve
approved
approver
approving
approvingly

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed as the past participle of the verb 'approve', which entered Middle English via Old French 'aprover', from Latin 'approbare' ('to assent to as good', from 'ad-' meaning 'to' and 'probare' meaning 'to test or prove').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Approved. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/approved
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