approbatory

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Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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adj

"He also failed to notice that approbatory terms such as 'humanism', 'liberation', the 'greatness' or 'sublimity' of the socialist ideal-all of which he often employed-were inadmissible on his own premisses."

Etymology tree English approbate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English approbatory From approbate + -ory.

more approbatory (comparative) most approbatory (superlative)

disapprobatory

approbation

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What does approbatory mean?

Tending to approve or confirm.

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