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probare
Latin · ancient
"to test, to prove"
to test, to prove, combined with ad- (to)
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approbare
Latin · ancient
"to prove thoroughly, to sanction"
to prove thoroughly, to sanction, from ad- and probare
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aprover
Old French · medieval
"to officially agree to something"
carried into French for officially agreeing to something
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approve
English · 1300s
"to officially agree to something, or to think well of it"
settled as the English word for officially agreeing to or thinking well of something
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