English Explanatory Dictionary

improbate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To disallow, disqualify, or annul.

Word forms

improbate improbates improbating improbated

Etymology

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin improbātus, perfect passive participle of improbō (“to disapprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“not”) + probō (“to approve”).

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