Definition of approbate Approbate

ap•pro•bate

We found 7 definitions of approbate from 4 different sources.

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What does approbate mean?

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Verb

approbeats, approbeating, approbeaten  

approbate - approve or sanction officially
  authorise, authorize, clear, pass grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
approbate - accept (documents) as valid
  reprobate reject (documents) as invalid
  accept tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
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  • approbate (a.)
    Approved.
  • approbate (v. t.)
    To express approbation of; to approve; to sanction officially.

Part of speech

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  • approbate, verb, present, 1st person singular of approbate (infinitive).
  • approbate, verb (infinitive).

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