3
flatter(verb, honor, praise, appreciate, advocate)
3
give leave(verb, expression, support, make, release)
3
give permission(verb, expression, support, make, release)
3
give the go-ahead(verb, expression, idiom, support, release)
3
go in for(verb, expression, idiom, support, accept)
3
groove(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
3
help(verb, support, hold, accept, keep)
3
illustrate(verb, show, present, offer, communicate)
3
indorse
3
initial(verb, secure, back, endorse, guarantee)
3
legitimize(verb, support, favor, endorse, substantiate)
3
nod(verb, move, bow, gesture, bob)
3
pass on(verb, expression, support, accept, release)
3
pledge(verb, agree, affirm)
3
profess(verb, state, accept, allow, declare)
3
release(verb, support, pass, favor, agree)
3
reveal(verb, state, show, accept, present)
3
set(verb, show, accept, present, offer)
3
sponsor(verb, secure, back, uphold, authorize)
3
state(verb, declare, acknowledge, confirm, uphold)
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