approbo

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apˈprɔ.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbo
  • Hyphenation: ap‧prò‧bo

Verb

approbo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of approbare

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ probō (test, examine; approve).

Pronunciation

Verb

approbō (present infinitive approbāre, perfect active approbāvī, supine approbātum); first conjugation

  1. to regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse
    Synonyms: probō, adnuō, cōnscīscō, scīscō, cēnseō, assentiō
  2. to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish
    Synonyms: scīscō, sanciō, cōnscīscō
  3. to render acceptable or satisfactory

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: aprovar
  • English: approve, approbate
  • French: approuver
  • Galician: aprobar
  • Italian: approvare
  • Piedmontese: aprové
  • Portuguese: aprovar
  • Romanian: aproba
  • Spanish: aprobar

References

  • approbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • approbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • approbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.