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approbate
ap·pro·bate
/
ˈæp
rəˌbeɪt
/
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[
ap
-r
uh
-beyt
]
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verb (used with object),
ap·pro·bat·ed,
ap·pro·bat·ing.
to approve officially.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Latin
approbātus
approved (past participle of
approbāre
), equivalent to
ap-
ap-
1
+
probātus
proved; see
probate
Related forms
ap·pro·ba·tor,
noun
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approbate
(ˈæprəˌbeɪt)
—
vb
1.
Scots law
to accept as valid
2.
Scots law
approbate and reprobate
to accept part of a document and reject those parts unfavourable to one's interests
3.
chiefly
(
US
) to sanction officially
[C15: from Latin
approbāre
to approve, from
probāre
to test]
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Word Origin & History
approbate
late 15c. (v.), from pp. adj. (early 15c.), from L. approbatus, pp. of approbare "to assent to as good" (see
approve
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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