approbate

Other forms: approbated; approbating; approbates

Definitions of approbate
  1. verb
    approve or sanction officially
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    type of:
    authorise, authorize, clear, pass
    grant authorization or clearance for
  2. verb
    accept (documents) as valid
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    antonyms:
    reprobate
    reject (documents) as invalid
    type of:
    accept
    consider or hold as true
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