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   approbate

   /ˈaprəbeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. approve formally; sanction: rare US "a letter approbating the affair"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin approbat- ‘approved’, from the verb approbare, from ad- ‘to’ + probare ‘try, test’ (from probus ‘good’).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • P

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   • P

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