All give the go-ahead synonyms
verb give the go-ahead
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- consenting β A consenting adult is a person who is considered to be old enough to make their own decisions about who they have sex with.
- notarize β to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- legalize β to make legal; authorize.
- legitimize β to make legitimate.
- acquiesce β If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- affirm β If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- acknowledge β If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- assume β If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- recognize β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- adopt β If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- sign β a token; indication.
- buy β If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- undertake β to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- authorize β If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
- oblige β to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- tolerate β to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- favor β something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- release β to lease again.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- verify β to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- substantiate β to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- corroborate β To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it.
- ratify β to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- confirm β If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
- praise β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- recommend β to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- ok β all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- condone β If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
- constitute β If something constitutes a particular thing, it can be regarded as being that thing.
- okay β to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- grant β to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- fold β to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- assent β If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
- accept β If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- cooperate β If you cooperate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people cooperate.
- subscribe β to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- admit β If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- concede β If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
- let β Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.