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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.

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

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	approbate - 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 valid           accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" reprobate - reject (documents) as invalid