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approbate

verb

ˈa-prə-ˌbāt How to pronounce approbate (audio)
Definition of approbatenext
as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court

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  1. approve
  2. ratify
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  • Though the delivery time for such orders can be multiple years, approving such sales sends a broader signal about the bilateral relationship.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In one of her first meetings, she was asked to look at the designs for a new truck cab and formally approve it.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of approve
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  • When Brazil ratified the agreement, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva described it not as a trade policy achievement but as a reaffirmation of multilateralism in an era of unilateral tariffs.
    — JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Every transfer needs to be ratified by the Premier League’s five-step process, detailed between sections 254 to 261 of the youth development rules.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of ratify
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“Approbate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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