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approbatoryenUK
ap·pro·bate A0383900 (ăp′rə-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.]
ap′pro·ba′tive, ap·pro′ba·to′ry (ə-prō′bə-tôr′ē) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | approbatory - expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"approbative, approving, plausive, affirmativefavorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" |
approbatoryadjectiveServing to compliment:acclamatory, commendatory, complimentary, congratulatory, laudatory.approbatoryenUK
Related to approbatory: blandishingSynonyms for approbatoryadj serving to complimentSynonyms- acclamatory
- commendatory
- complimentary
- congratulatory
- laudatory
Synonyms for approbatoryadj expressing or manifesting praise or approvalSynonyms- approbative
- approving
- plausive
- affirmative
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