approbative

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English

WOTD – 7 June 2010

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin approbātīvus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin approbō (“assert, accept, confirm”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

approbative (comparative more approbative, superlative most approbative)

Expressing approval
approbative criticism
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.

Synonyms

(expressing approval): approbatory

Antonyms

Related terms

Translations

expressing approval

Finnish: hyväksyvä (fi)
Portuguese: aprobatório, aprobativo
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Russian: одобри́тельный (ru) (odobrítelʹnyj), одобря́ющий (ru) (odobrjájuščij)

giving authorization or approval

Finnish: hyväksyvä (fi)
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Russian: разреша́ющий (ru) (razrešájuščij), одобря́ющий (ru) (odobrjájuščij)

Noun

approbative (plural approbatives)

(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

See also

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.pʁɔ.ba.tiv/
Homophone: approbatives

Adjective

approbative

feminine singular of approbatif

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