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APPROBATE

• APPROBATE (verb)
The verb APPROBATE has 2 senses:

1. approve or sanction officially
2. accept (documents) as valid

Familiarity information: APPROBATE used as a verb is rare.

• APPROBATE (verb)

Sense 1

approbate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Approve or sanction officially

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "approbate" is one way to...):

authorise; authorize; clear; pass (grant authorization or clearance for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

approbate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Accept (documents) as valid

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "approbate" is one way to...):

accept (consider or hold as true)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

reprobate (reject (documents) as invalid)

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Useful links:
Definition of pass
Pronunciation of reprobate
Definition of accept
Pronunciation of authorize
Definition of clear

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