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One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.
An informer; an accuser.
One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2.
A bailiff or steward; an agent.
of Approve
Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile.
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To come near to; to approach.
To draw; to approach.
of Approximate
With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
of Approximate
The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.
An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.
A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as, to solve an equation by approximation.
A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.
Approaching; approximate.
One who, or that which, approximates.