All exprobate antonyms

verb exprobate

• approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
• commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
• compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
• flatter — to make flat.
• forgive — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
• laud — to praise; extol.
• praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
• agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
• cherish — If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
• defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
• endorse — Declare one's public approval or support of.
• protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
• sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
• allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
• permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
• aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
• comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
• encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
• exonerate — (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.
• help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
• inspirit — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
• let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
• release — to lease again.
• reward — a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
• animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
• assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
• boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
• cheer — When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
• embolden — Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.
• honour — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
• honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
• uplift — to lift up; raise; elevate.
• applaud — When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
• support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.