approbate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin approbatus. Doublet of approve.
Adjective
approbate (comparative more approbate, superlative most approbate)
- approved
- 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke named The Governour
- And if they wyll allege that all thynge contayned in holy scripture is approbate by the hole consent of all the clergie of Christendoms […]
- 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke named The Governour
Verb
approbate (third-person singular simple present approbates, present participle approbating, simple past and past participle approbated)
- (transitive) To give official sanction, consent or authorization to.
Latin
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