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 consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.