homologate

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UK/həˈmɒləɡeɪt/US/həˈmɑləɡeɪt/US/hoʊˈmɑləɡeɪt/

verb

To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.

OriginLatin homologō →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

verbhomologate (third-person singular simple present homologates, present participle homologating, simple past and past participle homologated)

present singular third person homologates · participle present homologating · participle past homologated · past homologated

  1. transitiveTo confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ratify

Origin

  1. Latinhomologō
  2. Englishhomologate

From Latin homologō + -ate.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian утвърждавам
  • утвърждавам (utvărždavam)confirm
Catalan homologar
  • homologarconfirm
Chinese Mandarin 批准, 公證 /公证
  • 批准 (pīzhǔn)confirm
  • 公證 /公证 (gōngzhèng)confirm
Dutch homologeren
  • homologerenconfirm
Finnish hyväksyä, homologoida
  • hyväksyäconfirm
  • homologoidaconfirm
French homologuer
  • homologuerconfirm
German homologieren
  • homologierenconfirm
Italian omologare
  • omologareconfirm
Portuguese homologar
  • homologarconfirm
Russian признава́ть, призна́ть
  • признава́ть (priznavátʹ)confirm
  • призна́ть (priznátʹ)confirm
  • подтвержда́ть (podtverždátʹ)confirm
  • подтверди́ть (podtverdítʹ)confirm
  • ратифици́ровать (ratificírovatʹ)confirm
Swedish homologera
  • homologeraconfirm
Cite this entry
APA

homologate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homologate

MLA

“homologate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homologate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homologate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homologate.

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