Approbat

Approbat is a Latin verb meaning to approve, to approve of, or to deem satisfactory. It is the third-person singular present active indicative form of the first-conjugation verb approbo, approbare, approbavi, approbatum. The related forms cover the standard Latin conjugation pattern for a regular verb: present (approbo, approbas, approbat, approbamus, approbatis, approbant), imperfect (approbabas, approbabat, etc.), perfect (approbavi, approbasti, approbavit, etc.), and supine or supine-derived participles such as approbatus.

Etymology and meaning detail: approbo comes from the Latin root prob- “to prove, to test” with a prefix that yields the sense “to prove good” or “to approve.” The verb is commonly used in contexts of formal approval, endorsement, or ratification of proposals, laws, actions, or decisions. The related noun approbatio expresses the act or state of approval, and the adjective approbatus means “approved” or “approved-for.” English inherits the word approbation from this Latin root.

Usage and contexts: In classical Latin texts, approbo is used to indicate that something is judged acceptable or sanctioned, often in political, legal, or administrative settings. It can govern a direct object (for example, rem “the matter”) or appear in clauses that express approval of actions or proposals. The form approbat specifically is the present indicative third-person singular, as in Senatus rem approbat, “The senate approves the matter.” In ecclesiastical and later official Latin, approbo remains common for documenting endorsement or confirmation.

See also: approbatio, approbatus, approval-related terminology in Latin; related English terms such as approbation.