- approbating
- v. approve formally
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
approbating
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approbate — approbator, n. /ap reuh bayt /, v.t., approbated, approbating. to approve officially. [1400 50; late ME < L approbatus approved (ptp. of approbare), equiv. to ap AP 1 + probatus proved; see PROBATE] * * * … Universalium
approbate — (v.) late 15c., from L. approbatus, pp. of approbare to assent to (as good), favor (see APPROVE (Cf. approve)). Related: Approbated; approbating … Etymology dictionary
approbate — /ˈæprəbeɪt/ (say apruhbayt) –verb (t) (approbated, approbating) 1. Scottish Law to accept as valid. 2. Chiefly US to approve officially. –phrase 3. approbate and reprobate, Law to accept those parts of a legal instrument which are favourable to… …
approbate — [ap′rə bāt΄] vt. approbated, approbating [ME approbaten < L approbatus, pp. of approbare, APPROVE] Now Rare to approve or sanction … English World dictionary
