| 释义 |
† unˈprove, v. Obs.
[un-2 3, 7. Cf. MDu. ontproeven.]
1. trans. To disprove; to deny or reject.
13..Gosp. Nicod. 591 His folk vnproues him king, And kingdom claymes he. c1440Promp. Parv. 366/2 Onprevyn, or imprevyn,..improbo. c1449Pecock Repr. i. xviii. 104 Thei schulen suffice forto vnproue this iiij⊇ opinioun here, as thei vnproven the ij⊇ opinioun there.
2. intr. To disapprove.
1528Gardiner in Pocock Rec. Reform. (1870) I. 104 His holiness,..neither approving ne unproving, said, he had sent it to the cardinal.
Hence † unˈproving vbl. n. Obs.
c1449Pecock Repr. iv. iii. 430 Thus miche is ynowȝ for vnprouyng of the seid skile. |