diff --git a/mod/data/lang/en/data.php b/mod/data/lang/en/data.php
index eac7b4cb55d33..d0d911095f048 100644
--- a/mod/data/lang/en/data.php
+++ b/mod/data/lang/en/data.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 $string['csvimport_help'] = 'Entries may be imported via a plain text file with a list of field names as the first line, then the data, with one record per line.';
 $string['csvwithselecteddelimiter'] = '<acronym title="Comma Separated Values">CSV</acronym> text with selected delimiter:';
 $string['data:addinstance'] = 'Add a new database';
-$string['data:approve'] = 'Approve and unapprove entries';
+$string['data:approve'] = 'Approve and undo approved entries';
 $string['data:comment'] = 'Write comments';
 $string['data:exportallentries'] = 'Export all database entries';
 $string['data:exportentry'] = 'Export a database entry';
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 $string['deletewarning'] = 'Are you sure you want to delete this preset?';
 $string['descending'] = 'Descending';
 $string['directorynotapreset'] = '{$a->directory} Not a preset: missing files: {$a->missing_files}';
-$string['disapprove'] = 'Unapprove';
+$string['disapprove'] = 'Undo approval';
 $string['download'] = 'Download';
 $string['edit'] = 'Edit';
 $string['editcomment'] = 'Edit comment';
diff --git a/mod/glossary/lang/en/glossary.php b/mod/glossary/lang/en/glossary.php
index 353dae44f2b6e..15336e3ba1233 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/lang/en/glossary.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/lang/en/glossary.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 $string['descending'] = 'descending';
 $string['destination'] = 'Destination of imported entries';
 $string['destination_help'] = 'Entries can either be imported and added to the current glossary or to a new glossary, in which case a new glossary will be created based on information in the XML file.';
-$string['disapprove'] = 'Unapprove';
+$string['disapprove'] = 'Undo approval';
 $string['displayformat'] = 'Display format';
 $string['displayformat_help'] = 'There are 7 display formats:
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 $string['fullmatch'] = 'Match whole words only';
 $string['fullmatch_help'] = 'This setting specifies whether only whole words will be linked, for example, a glossary entry named "construct" will not create a link inside the word "constructivism".';
 $string['glossary:addinstance'] = 'Add a new glossary';
-$string['glossary:approve'] = 'Approve and unapprove entries';
+$string['glossary:approve'] = 'Approve and undo approved entries';
 $string['glossary:comment'] = 'Create comments';
 $string['glossary:export'] = 'Export entries';
 $string['glossary:exportentry'] = 'Export single entry';