probare

Probare is a Latin verb of the first conjugation meaning to test, prove, approve, or demonstrate. It covers senses from physical testing to establishing the truth of a statement or the validity of an action. The principal parts are probō, probāre, probāvī, probātum; the present active infinitive is probāre, and the first-person present indicative is probō.

Etymology and related forms: Probare is built on the Latin prob- root, linked to probus “good.” The term is the source of many English derivatives in the prob- family, including probable, probability, probation, and probity, typically through Latin and French intermediaries.

Usage and derivatives: In classical Latin, probāre often concerns proof, evidence, or formal approval, especially in legal or rhetorical contexts. Derived nouns include probātiō “proof, test,” and adjectives such as probābilis “provable” and probātus “proved, approved.” The root also underlies terms referring to honesty and uprightness in later Latin, such as probitās.

See also: probus, probātiō, probābilis, probātus, probitās, probability, probation.