Approval vs Advise - What's the difference?
approval | advise |
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
(especially, philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
To give information or notice to; to inform or counsel; — with (m) before the thing communicated.
To consider, to deliberate.
* 1843 , '', book 2, ch. VIII, ''The Election
(obsolete) To look at, watch; to see.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.v:
As a noun approval
is an expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.As a verb advise is
to give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed.approval
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Noun
(en noun)- I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
- Words of approval never seem to come from him.
Synonyms
* (expression granting permission or indicating agreement) approbation, sanction * (expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement) commendationadvise
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Alternative forms
* advize (obsolete) * avise * avizeVerb
(advis)- The dentist advised brushing three times a day.
- We were advised of the risk.
- The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning.
- accordingly. His Majesty, advising of it for a moment, orders that Samson be brought in with the other Twelve.
- when that villain he auiz'd , which late / Affrighted had the fairest Florimell , / Full of fiers fury, and indignant hate, / To him he turned