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probative definition

pro·ba·tive (prō′bə tiv, präb′ə-)

adjective

  1. serving to test or try
  2. providing proof or evidence

Etymology: ME probatiffe < L probativus < probatus, pp.: see probe

Also probatory pro′·ba·to′ry (-tôr′ē)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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