ap·pro·bate 
(ăprə-bāt′)
(ăprə-bāt′)tr.v. ap·pro·bat·ed, ap·pro·bat·ing, ap·pro·bates
To sanction officially; authorize.
[Middle English approbaten, from Latin approbāre, approbāt-, to approve; see APPROVE.]
appro·ba′tive, ap·proba·to′ry (ə-prōbə-tôr′ē) adj.
- particle
- particle accelerator
- particle beam
- particleboard
- particle board
- particle decay
- particle physics
- parti-colored
- particular
- particularism
- particularist
- particularistic
- particularity
- particularization
- particularize
- particularizer
- particularly
- particulate
- particulate matter
- partier
- parting
- parting of the ways
- parting shot
- parti pris
- partisan