approbate
verb
ap·pro·bate ˈa-prə-ˌbāt 
approbated; approbating
transitive verb
: approve, sanction
Synonyms
- accredit
- approve
- authorize
- clear
- confirm
- finalize
- formalize
- homologate
- OK
- okay
- ratify
- sanction
- warrant
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin approbatus, past participle of approbare — more at approve
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
approbates
verb
as in approves
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- approves
- ratifies
- confirms
- endorses
- homologates
- sanctions
- accepts
- finalizes
- authorizes
- signs
- warrants
- accredits
- acknowledges
- formalizes
- affirms
- okays
- blesses
- clears
- licenses
- validates
- permits
- initials
- OKs
- canonizes
- certifies
- enables
- reapproves
- passes
- sanctifies
- signs off (on)
- allows
- legalizes
- indorses
- rubber-stamps
- licences
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- denies
- rejects
- declines
- prohibits
- disapproves
- vetoes
- disallows
- forbids
- negatives
- bans
- proscribes
- turns down
- enjoins
- illegalizes
- ignores
- neglects
- refuses
- disregards
- overlooks
- interdicts
- rebuffs
- spurns
- rebuts
- the needy
- the negotiating table
- the Net
- the netherlands
- the netherworld
- the neutral zone
- the new
- the New Testament
- the new world
- the news
- the next big thing
- the next couple of
- the next life
- the next man
- the next man/person
- the next person
- the next thing I knew
- the nick
- the nitty-gritty
- the nobility
- the norm
- the Norse
- the north
- the North Pole
- the North Star