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  {
    "word": "approve",
    "phonetic": "/\u0259\u02c8p\u0279u\u02d0v/",
    "phonetics": [
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        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8p\u0279u\u02d0v/",
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    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(followed by \"of\") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Her mother never approves of any of her boyfriends. She thinks nobody is good enough for her little girl."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To show to be worthy; to demonstrate the merits of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
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      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
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  },
  {
    "word": "approve",
    "phonetic": "/\u0259\u02c8p\u0279u\u02d0v/",
    "phonetics": [
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        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8p\u0279u\u02d0v/",
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        "audio": ""
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    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(English law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit \u2014 said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
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    },
    "sourceUrls": [
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  }
]