homologate

American  

[huh-mol-uh-geyt, hoh-] / həˈmɒl əˌgeɪt, hoʊ- /

verb (used with object)

homologated, homologating

1. to approve; confirm or ratify.

2. to register (a specific make of automobile in general production) so as to make it eligible for international racing competition.

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homologate British  

/ hɒˈmɒləˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. Scots law to approve or ratify (a deed or contract, esp one that is defective)

2. law to confirm (a proceeding, etc)

3. to recognize (a particular type of car or car component) as a production model or component rather than a prototype, as in making it eligible for a motor race

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• homologation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of homologate

1635–45; < Medieval Latin homologātus (past participle of homologāre < Greek homologeîn to agree to, allow); see -ate ¹

Example Sentences

We can't homologate a lightweight chassis and bring it because it is $2m we would be over the cap.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022

It is not a mere resemblance that should homologate different things; there should be a specific character in every thing that is to be generalised.

From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by Hutton, James

She tapped with a tiny toe on the pebbles, affecting a choler the twinkle in her eyes did not homologate.

From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil

And by this we homologate that testimony given at Rutherglen, the 29th of May, 1679, and all the faithful testimonies of these who have gone before, as also of these who have suffered of late.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

Indeed, Paris learned the lesson of power so well, that it became her settled conviction that what she did to-day France would homologate to-morrow.

From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)