approbate

(ap′rə bāt′)

Now Rare to approve or sanction

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

See approbate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ap·pro·bat·ed, ap·pro·bat·ing, ap·pro·bates

To sanction officially; authorize.

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Origin: Middle English approbaten

Origin: , from Latin approbāre, approbāt-, to approve; see approve

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