Etymology

comprobate

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Today it means: To agree; to concur. Full definition →

Latin comprobātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcomprobātus
  2. English todaycomprobate

First attested in 1523; borrowed from Latin comprobātus, perfect passive participle of comprobō (“to approve wholly”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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