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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ap·pro·bate /ˈæprəˌbet/
 (vt.)認可,許可,承認

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ap·pro·bate a.  Approved. [Obs.]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ap·pro·bate v. t. To express approbation of; to approve; to sanction officially.
    I approbate the one, I reprobate the other.   --Sir W. Hamilton.
 Note: ☞ This word is obsolete in England, but is occasionally heard in the United States, chiefly in a technical sense for license; as, a person is approbated to preach; approbated to keep a public house.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 approbate
      v 1: approve or sanction officially
      2: accept (documents) as valid [ant: reprobate]