approbation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/ UK /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
approval or praise, often official

The proposal won the approbation of the whole board.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · approval or praise, often... approval praise commendation sanction endorsement acclaim esteem favor

Opposites

disapprobation condemnation censure disapproval

Word family

Related forms approbateapproveapprobatoryprobation

Etymology

From Latin approbatio ('approval, assent'), from approbare ('to approve'), from ad- ('to') and probare ('to test, prove, esteem as good').

approbatio Latin probare Latin *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# approbation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. approval or praise, often official

## Examples
- The proposal won the approbation of the whole board.

## Synonyms
- approval
- praise
- commendation
- sanction
- endorsement
- acclaim
- esteem
- favor

## Antonyms
- disapprobation
- condemnation
- censure
- disapproval

## Related Forms
- approbate
- approve
- approbatory
- probation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: approbatio
- Root: probare
- Root: *bʰuH-

## Etymology
From Latin approbatio ('approval, assent'), from approbare ('to approve'), from ad- ('to') and probare ('to test, prove, esteem as good').

## AI Etymology
Approbation is from Latin approbatio ('approval, assent'), from approbare ('to approve'), from ad- ('to') and probare ('to test, prove, esteem as good'). In present-day use, it means approval or praise, often official. Related vocabulary includes approbate, approve, approbatory, and probation.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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