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To have granted something to someone

To have endured or tolerated

Past tense for to show favor or approval of

Past tense for to advocate or show support for something

Past tense for to make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law

Past tense for to advocate or show support or approval of

Past tense for to praise, either formally or officially

Past tense for to have a preference or liking for

Past tense for to encourage or incite the development or occurrence of

Past tense for to trust or accept as true or credible

Past tense for to encourage or cause a certain event or outcome

Legally authorized, typically with an official warrant

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Verb

To have granted something to someone

gave the green light to

given the green light to

gave the thumbs up to

given the thumbs up to

gave the go-ahead

gone along with

given the go-ahead

went along with

put John Hancock on

gave permission

given permission

gave the go-ahead to

granted the right to

given the OK to

given the go-ahead to

given permission for

gave permission for

gave one's assent to

given the green light

given one's assent to

gave the green light

gave permission to

given permission to

allowed to happen

lent your name to

given consent to

granted permission to

gave consent to

conferred a right to

given the go-ahead for

said the magic word

given someone leave

gave someone leave

gave the go-ahead for

given stamp of approval

gave stamp of approval

beared the brunt of

gave authority to

given authority to

gave a blank cheque to

gave authority for

gave the green light for

given the green light for

given authority for

given a blank cheque to

gave green light

gave one's word

given green light

given one's word

given approval to

given the seal of approval to

gave the seal of approval to

gave approval to

given the thumbs up

gave the thumbs up

given one's blessing to

gave one's blessing to

given leave for

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Verb

To have endured or tolerated

beared the brunt of

came to grips with

came up against

grinned and bear

resigned oneself to

subjected oneself to

submitted oneself to

gone along with

went along with

stayed the course

grinned and bear it

sat and took it

come up against

taken kindly to

come to grips with

resigned yourself

weathered the storm

taken patiently

become accustomed to

reconciled oneself to

held out against

become resigned to

learned to live with

become reconciled to

made the best of

stood firm against

withstood subjection to

reconciled oneself

bitten the bullet

became reconciled to

became resigned to

became accustomed to

saw through to the bitter end

seen through to the bitter end

beared up under

went up against

flew in face of

taken the bull by the horns

flown in face of

gone up against

took the bull by the horns

given support to

gave support to

gave the okay to

gave the thumbs up to

given the thumbs up to

given the okay to

stood up and take it

gritted your teeth

faced the music

pushed through it

taken it like a man

took it like a man

took something lying down

played by the rules

acclimatized oneself to

taken something lying down

stood up against

took one's medicine

accommodated oneself to

played it by the book

taken one's medicine

prevailed against

tormented yourself

braced oneself for

tortured yourself

taken one's lumps

squared off against

lost sleep over

swallowed the pill

beared the brunt

flown in the face of

flew in the face of

taken it lying down

took it lying down

taken one for the team

took one for the team

seen it through

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Verb

Past tense for to show favor or approval of

went along with

gone along with

gave the okay to

given the okay to

gave green light

given green light

gave stamp of approval

given stamp of approval

gave the go ahead to

gave the green light to

given the green light to

gave the thumbs up to

given the thumbs up to

put John Hancock on

given the green light

given the thumbs up

given consent to

gave the green light

given one's blessing to

given the go-ahead

gave the thumbs up

taken kindly to

gave permission

gave one's blessing to

given someone leave

gave someone leave

gave the go-ahead

gave consent to

given permission

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“Although with regret, still I should willingly countenance your request, since I should be obliged to believe that you could not act differently.”

Verb

Past tense for to advocate or show support for something

“I cannot countenance such conduct on the part of our leaders.”

Verb

Past tense for to make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law

Verb

Past tense for to advocate or show support or approval of

looked on with favour

received gladly

regarded highly

thought well of

took a liking to

taken a liking to

took a shine to

taken a shine to

gave the nod to

given the nod to

allied oneself with

run interference for

campaigned on behalf of

gone to bat for

went to bat for

held a brief for

held up one's end

offered recommendation

come to the defence of

beat the drum for

ran interference for

given support to

gave support to

came to the defence of

gave backing to

given backing to

beaten the drum for

spoke favorably of

went on record for

gone on record for

spoke in favor of

spoken in favor of

spoken favorably of

gotten on bandwagon

got on bandwagon

took up the cudgels for

taken up the cudgels for

given one's blessing to

thrown your weight behind

threw your weight behind

gave one's blessing to

put in a good word

held a torch for

formally supported

spoke in favour of

spoken in favour of

received enthusiastically

aided and abetted

received wholeheartedly

gave approval to

given approval to

given moral support to

gave moral support to

gave moral support

gone along with

given moral support

went along with

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Verb

Past tense for to praise, either formally or officially

Verb

Past tense for to have a preference or liking for

Verb

Past tense for to encourage or incite the development or occurrence of

gave the incentive to

given the incentive to

acted as a incentive to

acted as a stimulus to

lit a fire under

put the heat on

put the screws on

put pressure on

rationalised^UK

rationalized^US

twisted someone's arm

railroaded into

used pressure on

tried to persuade

put a bomb under

agitated against

acted as an incentive to

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Verb

Past tense for to trust or accept as true or credible

Verb

Past tense for to encourage or cause a certain event or outcome

Adjective

Legally authorized, typically with an official warrant

signed and sealed

on the up and up

within accepted bounds

going by the rules

legally acceptable

legally binding

commonly accepted

generally accepted

widely recognized

tried and tested

signed, sealed, and delivered

unobjectionable

straight from the horse's mouth

sanctioned by law

tried and trusted

recognizable^US

in accordance with the constitution

recognisable^UK

ceremonialistic

officially recognized

according to the book

according to the law

long-established

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