approbate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin approbatus. Doublet of approve.

Adjective

approbate (comparative more approbate, superlative most approbate)

1. 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 […]

Verb

approbate (third-person singular simple present approbates, present participle approbating, simple past and past participle approbated)

1. (transitive) To give official sanction, consent or authorization to.

Derived terms

• approbate and reprobate

 

Latin

Verb

approbāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of approbō