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Definition of approbate : 1. Approved.
2. To express approbation of; to approve; to sanction officially.

Synonyms:

finalize, authorise, let, homologate, allow, pass, clear, warrant, formalize, accredit, OK

assent, affirm, confirm, authorize, endorse, consent, underwrite, permit, approve, authenticate, ratify, validate, accept, certify, sanction

Usage examples:

• This is so congenial with the constitution of our own state, that I need not advance any argument to induce the free citizens of Massachusetts to approbate it. - "Essays on the Constitution of the United States", Paul Leicester Ford.
• The cause of this battle every man did allow and approbate. - "A Collection of College Words and Customs", Benjamin Homer Hall.
• 18. How often does the professor whose duty it is to criticise and approbate the pieces for this exhibition wish they were better! - "A Collection of College Words and Customs", Benjamin Homer Hall.