English Explanatory Dictionary

approbate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Approved.
verb
  1. To give official sanction, consent or authorization to.

Word forms

approbate more approbate most approbate approbates approbating approbated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin approbatus. Doublet of approve.

Derived words

approbate and reprobate
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