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Antonyms for approbate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ap-ruh-beyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp rəˌbeɪt


Definition of approbate

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Latin approbatus, past participle of approbare "to assent to (as good), favor" (see approve). Related: Approbated; approbating.
  • verb permit
Example sentences :
  • We pick and choose, take and leave, approbate and reprobate in a breath.
  • Extract from : « Obiter Dicta » by Augustine Birrell
  • The Stadtholder was too wary a politician to approbate immediately so sweeping a proposal, and referred it to the States-General.
  • Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 » by Various
  • Among the adjectives similarly preserved are to whittle, to wilt and to approbate.
  • Extract from : « The American Language » by Henry L. Mencken

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