To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.