to indirectly approve the request
Collocation highlighting a modified verb state using 'indirectly'.
By signing the other document, he indirectly approved the request without realising it.
—Did they give him permission? —Yes, they indirectly approved the request by not objecting.
Indirectly approving the request caused confusion later on.
By signing the other document, he indirectly approved the request without realising it.
—Did they give him permission? —Yes, they indirectly approved the request by not objecting.
Indirectly approving the request caused confusion later on.