improbate

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verb

To disallow, disqualify, or annul.

OriginLatin improbātus →
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Meanings

verbimprobate (third-person singular simple present improbates, present participle improbating, simple past and past participle improbated)

present singular third person improbates · participle present improbating · participle past improbated · past improbated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo disallow, disqualify, or annul.

Origin

  1. Latinimprobātus
  2. Englishimprobate

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin improbātus, perfect passive participle of improbō (“to disapprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“not”) + probō (“to approve”).

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APA

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MLA

“improbate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improbate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “improbate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improbate.

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