to approbate
- verb
- /ˈæprəˌbeɪt/
- Formal
:
aprobar
- The board must approbate the proposal before any changes can be implemented.
Examples
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The treaty was not approbated by the legislative assembly until the following year.
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Before the contract is finalized, it must be approbated by the legal department.
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Before issuing the license, the committee will need to approbate the application.
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The committee will approbate the new policy next week.
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Can the board approbate this proposal?
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The committee will formally approbate the new regulations in their next meeting.
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To move forward with the project, we need the council to approbate our funding request.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
To believe or agree that something is true
∞
1.6
To officially agree to something or think that it is good
265
2.6
To officially approve a person for a job, often by vote
183
4.2
To publicly show support for a person or idea
95
3.9
To give official approval, usually by writing your name on a document
70
6.0
Officially approve an agreement, law, or decision
16
7.1
To give religious approval during a formal ceremony
10
8.3
To allow something by showing approval
8
4.4
To approve something without real discussion
6
5.3
To receive approval to start or continue something
2
4.3
Give official permission for something before it happens
1
7.0
To give something formal approval from someone in charge
To officially approve a product for legal or technical use
Giving official approval or permission for something
Make something legal by official approval
To give permission to start or use something
Mark a document with a rubber stamp to show it is approved
Antonyms
How Approved
- Formal
70
6.0
489
4.4
- Formal
∞
1.6
793
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
approbate = approve (semi-transparent) = ap + prob + ate
The meaning corresponds closely to the common verb 'approve', so a learner can guess the sense, but 'approbate' is a rare, learned Latinate form rather than a productive English formation.
Etymology
Approbate comes from the Latin approbare, formed from ad- 'to' and probare 'to test' or 'to prove', and is like the English word prove. So, to approbate something is to give a formal 'OK' after checking it, which is why it means to officially approve or accept.