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approbate

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ap·pro·bate  (pr-bt)
tr.v. ap·pro·bat·ed, ap·pro·bat·ing, ap·pro·bates
To sanction officially; authorize.

[Middle English approbaten, from Latin approbre, approbt-, to approve; see approve.]

appro·bative, ap·proba·tory (-prb-tôr, -tr) adj.

approbate [ˈæprəˌbeɪt]
vb (tr)
1. (Law) Scots Law to accept as valid
(Law)
approbate and reprobate Scots Law to accept part of a document and reject those parts unfavourable to one's interests
3. Chiefly US to sanction officially
[from Latin approbāre to approve, from probāre to test]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.approbate - approve or sanction officiallyapprobate - approve or sanction officially      
authorize, authorise, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
2.approbate - accept (documents) as validapprobate - accept (documents) as valid          
accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
reprobate - reject (documents) as invalid


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Where at the end he must determine actions plan and prepare an adequate information with a strategic plan representing it to the Border of Directors that in the end discuss and approbate it.
Some members questioned whether the House had authority "to censure or to approbate the conduct of the Executive" (ibid.
 
 
 
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