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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

approbate en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin approbatus. Doublet of approve.

Meanings

  1. Approved.
    • And if they wyll allege that all thynge contayned in holy scripture is approbate by the hole consent of all the clergie of Christendoms […] 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke named The Governour:

Forms

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most approbate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more approbate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

approbate en · VERB

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin approbatus. Doublet of approve.

Meanings

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

Forms

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approbating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
approbated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
approbated Tense=Past lexicographic
approbates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

approbate and reprobate

Translations (2)

fi hyväksyä (To give official sanction) · bg одобрявам (To give official sanction)