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approbate
[ ap-ruh-beyt ]
/ ˈæp rəˌbeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ap·pro·bat·ed, ap·pro·bat·ing.
to approve officially.
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Origin of approbate
OTHER WORDS FROM approbate
ap·pro·ba·tor, nounWords nearby approbate
appro, approach, approachable, approach light, approach shot, approbate, approbation, approbative, appropriable, appropriacy, appropriate
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How to use approbate in a sentence
The Stadtholder was too wary a politician to approbate immediately so sweeping a proposal, and referred it to the States-General.
Among the adjectives similarly preserved are to whittle, to wilt and to approbate.
The American Language|Henry L. MenckenWe pick and choose, take and leave, approbate and reprobate in a breath.
Obiter Dicta|Augustine BirrellHe is very liberal in politics, for he don't approbate restraint, and likes to let every critter 'go to the devil' his own way.
The Attache|Thomas Chandler Haliburton
British Dictionary definitions for approbate
approbate
/ (ˈæprəˌbeɪt) /
verb (tr)
Scots law to accept as valid
approbate and reprobate Scots law to accept part of a document and reject those parts unfavourable to one's interests
mainly US to sanction officially
Word Origin for approbate
C15: from Latin approbāre to approve, from probāre to test
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