approbate
[verb]
Synonyms: approve, accept, countenance, favor, go (for), hold (with)

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approbate verb trans. ['aprǝbeɪt] Pa. pple & ppl adjective -ated, -ate. LME.
[Latin approbat- pa. ppl stem of approbare: see APPROVE verb², -ATE³.]
1. Approve expressly or formally; sanction, approve of. obsolete exc. N. Amer. LME.

2. Scots Law. Assent to. L18.
approbate and reprobate take advantage of the favourable parts of a deed while repudiating the rest.

■ appro'batory adjective = APPROBATIVE M16.

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