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approbation
Meaning: approval or praise
approbation in a sentence
How approbation is used in real sentences:
The proposal won the committee's approbation.
The proposal won the committee's approbation.
“Company directors had given the route their approbation because it shortened voyages and reduced the wages and provisions consumed at sea.”
— from the passage The Eastern Turn
Synonyms for approbation
Other words for approbation — approval, endorsement and commendation — carry the same meaning.
- approval
- endorsement
- commendation
Antonyms of approbation
Words that mean the opposite of approbation:
- disapproval
- censure
Where it comes from
From Latin approbare 'to approve'
Memory hook
APPROBATION — APPROVe-ation.
Practice approbation in the app