approvedadj.

Brit.

/əˈpruːvd/, U.S.

/əˈpruvd/

Etymology: < approve v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

a. Proved or established by experience, tried, tested.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adjective] > certified, verified

experta1387

determinatec1400

triedc1412

approved1489

experimented1545

certificate1547

experienced1569

assured1574

certified1611

warranteda1616

determined1817

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 1409 A noble knyȝt aproued.]

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xxiii. 71 The..mooste approued men of armes.

1563 T. Gale Certaine Wks. Chirurg. iv. To Rdr. sig. Aaaiii Diuers approued medicines.

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iv. 177 Persons..of approved integrity.

1709 London Gaz. mmmmccccxxi/3 The humble Address of the Bayliff, Steward, Approved-men, and Burgesses of..Andover.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 34 The old approved mode.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. vii. 168 The mortar and stone of the most approved builder.

†b. Proved, convicted. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > proved

proveda1382

convictc1475

probate?1511

comprobate1523

proven1533

persuaded1538

scientifical1588

verified1594

approved1600

approven1609

averred1641

examined1723

substanced1773

clenched1815

made-out1820

open-and-shut1841

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iv. i. 44 To knit my soule to an approoued wanton.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi i. §3. 11 Before I meddle further with such approved liars.

2. Pronounced good; justified, sanctioned, commended, esteemed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted

accepta1382

well-pleaseda1382

ycherydc1407

received1440

graciousa1450

accepted?1495

comprobate1523

well-accepted1526

allowed1538

approbateda1549

well-received1565

well-liked1567

well-graceda1586

unlashed1641

approved1667

approved-of1670

consecrated1868

favoured1891

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 36 To stand approv'd in sight of God.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. v. 208 To have..very good and approved Words in their Mouths.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War i. i, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 693 The most approved among them were put to death.

3. approved-of: regarded with commendation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted

accepta1382

well-pleaseda1382

ycherydc1407

received1440

graciousa1450

accepted?1495

comprobate1523

well-accepted1526

allowed1538

approbateda1549

well-received1565

well-liked1567

well-graceda1586

unlashed1641

approved1667

approved-of1670

consecrated1868

favoured1891

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 21 An approved-of Cobler or Tinker.

4. approved school n. a place of training for boys or girls who have been found guilty of offences or exposed to moral danger.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > reform school

house of reformation1581

reformatory1758

reform school1839

truant-school1872

training school1905

approved school1932

juvie1967

1932 Hansard Commons CCLXI. 1179 The question of the approved schools, as they will in future be called—the schools which are known to the public at present as reformatory and industrial schools.

1933 Act 23 Geo. V c. 12 §107 (1) ‘Approved school’ means a school approved by the Secretary of State under section seventy-nine of this Act.

1938 Times 7 Dec. 10/3 The effect of the change of name from ‘Reformatory’ and ‘Industrial’ to ‘Approved Schools’ cannot be exaggerated. No youth is ashamed of having been in an approved school.

1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes ii. i. 228 Larrie's an orphan, an institution boy who's been in a lot of trouble, he's had three convictions for petty thieving and he's been to an Approved School.

5. approved society n. a Friendly Society (see friendly adj. and n. Compounds 2) legally empowered to administer benefits under the National Insurance Act of 1911 and subsequent Acts down to that of 1946.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance association or friendly society

Rechabite1637

friendly society1684

provident society1771

provident club1797

benefit-society1801

benefit-club1812

burial-society1812

ménage1815

burial club1848

forestry1861

tontine1871

shepherdry1900

approved society1911

1911 Act 1 & 2 George V c. 55 §23 (1) Any society.. which complies with the requirements of this Act..may be approved by the Insurance Commissioners, and, if so approved, shall be an approved society for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

1952 Oxf. Junior Encycl. X. 171/1 Under the 1911 National Health Act certain registered friendly societies, known as ‘approved societies’, were used by the Government as part of the health scheme to pay out as ‘sick benefit’ sums of money provided by the Government... But after the National Insurance Act of 1946 this use of friendly societies by the Government was discontinued.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	approved
释义	approvedadj. Brit. /əˈpruːvd/, U.S. /əˈpruvd/ Etymology: < approve v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Proved or established by experience, tried, tested. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adjective] > certified, verified experta1387 determinatec1400 triedc1412 approved1489 experimented1545 certificate1547 experienced1569 assured1574 certified1611 warranteda1616 determined1817 c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 1409 A noble knyȝt aproued.] 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xxiii. 71 The..mooste approued men of armes. 1563 T. Gale Certaine Wks. Chirurg. iv. To Rdr. sig. Aaaiii Diuers approued medicines. 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iv. 177 Persons..of approved integrity. 1709 London Gaz. mmmmccccxxi/3 The humble Address of the Bayliff, Steward, Approved-men, and Burgesses of..Andover. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 34 The old approved mode. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. vii. 168 The mortar and stone of the most approved builder. †b. Proved, convicted. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > proved proveda1382 convictc1475 probate?1511 comprobate1523 proven1533 persuaded1538 scientifical1588 verified1594 approved1600 approven1609 averred1641 examined1723 substanced1773 clenched1815 made-out1820 open-and-shut1841 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iv. i. 44 To knit my soule to an approoued wanton. View more context for this quotation 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi i. §3. 11 Before I meddle further with such approved liars. 2. Pronounced good; justified, sanctioned, commended, esteemed. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted accepta1382 well-pleaseda1382 ycherydc1407 received1440 graciousa1450 accepted?1495 comprobate1523 well-accepted1526 allowed1538 approbateda1549 well-received1565 well-liked1567 well-graceda1586 unlashed1641 approved1667 approved-of1670 consecrated1868 favoured1891 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 36 To stand approv'd in sight of God. View more context for this quotation 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. v. 208 To have..very good and approved Words in their Mouths. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War i. i, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 693 The most approved among them were put to death. 3. approved-of: regarded with commendation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted accepta1382 well-pleaseda1382 ycherydc1407 received1440 graciousa1450 accepted?1495 comprobate1523 well-accepted1526 allowed1538 approbateda1549 well-received1565 well-liked1567 well-graceda1586 unlashed1641 approved1667 approved-of1670 consecrated1868 favoured1891 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 21 An approved-of Cobler or Tinker. 4. approved school n. a place of training for boys or girls who have been found guilty of offences or exposed to moral danger. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > reform school house of reformation1581 reformatory1758 reform school1839 truant-school1872 training school1905 approved school1932 juvie1967 1932 Hansard Commons CCLXI. 1179 The question of the approved schools, as they will in future be called—the schools which are known to the public at present as reformatory and industrial schools. 1933 Act 23 Geo. V c. 12 §107 (1) ‘Approved school’ means a school approved by the Secretary of State under section seventy-nine of this Act. 1938 Times 7 Dec. 10/3 The effect of the change of name from ‘Reformatory’ and ‘Industrial’ to ‘Approved Schools’ cannot be exaggerated. No youth is ashamed of having been in an approved school. 1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes ii. i. 228 Larrie's an orphan, an institution boy who's been in a lot of trouble, he's had three convictions for petty thieving and he's been to an Approved School. 5. approved society n. a Friendly Society (see friendly adj. and n. Compounds 2) legally empowered to administer benefits under the National Insurance Act of 1911 and subsequent Acts down to that of 1946. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance association or friendly society Rechabite1637 friendly society1684 provident society1771 provident club1797 benefit-society1801 benefit-club1812 burial-society1812 ménage1815 burial club1848 forestry1861 tontine1871 shepherdry1900 approved society1911 1911 Act 1 & 2 George V c. 55 §23 (1) Any society.. which complies with the requirements of this Act..may be approved by the Insurance Commissioners, and, if so approved, shall be an approved society for the purposes of this Part of this Act. 1952 Oxf. Junior Encycl. X. 171/1 Under the 1911 National Health Act certain registered friendly societies, known as ‘approved societies’, were used by the Government as part of the health scheme to pay out as ‘sick benefit’ sums of money provided by the Government... But after the National Insurance Act of 1946 this use of friendly societies by the Government was discontinued. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1489
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