rəˌbeɪt verb (used with object), ap·pro·bat·ed, ap·pro·bat·ing.
to approve officially.
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| —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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Approbate
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approbate
late 15c. (v.), from pp. adj. (early 15c.), from L. approbatus, pp. of approbare "to assent to as good" (see approve).
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