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 officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
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 keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
To stay back.
To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.