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approbative

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ap⋅pro⋅ba⋅tive

  [ap-ruh-bey-tiv, uh-proh-buh-]
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–adjective
approving; expressing approbation.
Also, ap⋅pro⋅ba⋅to⋅ry  [uh-proh-buh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] .

Origin:
1605–15; < ML approbātīvus. See approbate, -ive

Related forms:
ap⋅pro⋅ba⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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ap·pro·bate   (āp'rə-bāt')   
tr.v.   ap·pro·bat·ed, ap·pro·bat·ing, ap·pro·bates
To sanction officially; authorize.

[Middle English approbaten, from Latin approbāre, approbāt-, to approve; see approve.]
ap'pro·ba'tive, ap·pro'ba·to'ry (ə-prō'bə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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