adnuo

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to nod assent, approval, or consent; especially, as a sign of divine approval or favor
 * Adnuit coeptis — “[he] approved/approves' the undertakings.”
 * 1) to favour or designate with a nod
 * Iuppiter omnipotens, audacibus adnue coeptis. — “Jupiter Almighty, favour [my] audacious undertakings”
 * 1) to promise, grant
 * 1) to favour or designate with a nod
 * Iuppiter omnipotens, audacibus adnue coeptis. — “Jupiter Almighty, favour [my] audacious undertakings”
 * 1) to promise, grant

Usage notes
Takes a dative object.