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improbate

improbate verb: to disallow, disqualify, or annul.

Verb

improbate (third-person singular simple present improbates, present participle improbating, simple past and past participle improbated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To disallow, disqualify, or annul.

Forms of improbate

third-person singular presentimprobates
present participleimprobating
past participleimprobated
pastimprobated

Origin of improbate

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin improbātus, perfect passive participle of improbō (“to disapprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“not”) + probō (“to approve”).

Questions about improbate

What does improbate mean?
Improbate means to disallow, disqualify, or annul.
What part of speech is improbate?
Improbate is a verb.
What is the past tense of improbate?
The past tense of improbate is improbated.

Words near improbate in the dictionary

  1. improbabilities
  2. improbability
  3. improbable
  4. improbableness
  5. improbably
  6. improbate
  7. improbated
  8. improbates
  9. improbating
  10. improbation
  11. improbations

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