DEEMING Antonyms

• the formal act of approving

• expressing or manifesting praise or approval

• the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

• serving to support or corroborate

• grant credentials to

• provide or send (envoys or ambassadors) with official credentials

• ascribe an achievement to

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• let have

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

• afford possibility

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• grant as a discount or in exchange

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• grant authorization or clearance for

• give or delegate power or authority to

• provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

• guarantee payment on; of checks

• authorize officially

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• declare legally insane

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation