Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DISAPPROVE
disapprove
(verb) consider bad or wrong
disapprove, reject
(verb) deem wrong or inappropriate; “I disapprove of her child rearing methods”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disapprove (third-person singular simple present disapproves, present participle disapproving, simple past and past participle disapproved)
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
Antonyms
• approve
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`ap*prove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapproved; p. pr. & vb. n. Disapproving.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F. déapprouver. Cf. Disapprobation.]
1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others.
2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was disapproved by the commander in chief.
Note: This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of an opinion, of such conduct. See Approve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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