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approbate definition

ap·pro·bate (ap′rə bāt′)

transitive verb approbated -·bat′ed, approbating -·bat′·ing

Now Rare to approve or sanction

Etymology: ME approbaten < L approbatus, pp. of approbare, approve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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