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approbate
[ ap-ruh-beyt ]
verb (used with object)
, ap·pro·bat·ed, ap·pro·bat·ing.
- to approve officially.
approbate
/ ˈæprəˌbeɪt /
verb
- Scots law to accept as valid
- approbate and reprobateapprobate and reprobate Scots law to accept part of a document and reject those parts unfavourable to one's interests
- to sanction officially
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- appro·bator noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of approbate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of approbate1
C15: from Latin approbāre to approve, from probāre to test
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Example Sentences
The Stadtholder was too wary a politician to approbate immediately so sweeping a proposal, and referred it to the States-General.
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Among the adjectives similarly preserved are to whittle, to wilt and to approbate.
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We pick and choose, take and leave, approbate and reprobate in a breath.
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He is very liberal in politics, for he don't approbate restraint, and likes to let every critter 'go to the devil' his own way.
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