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approbative, a. arch.|ˈæprəbeɪtɪv|
[a. Fr. approbatif, -ive, ad. L. approbātīv-us, f. approbāt-: see approbate and -ive.]
Characterized by approving; expressing approbation or approval.
1611Cotgr., Approbatif, approbative, approving. 1643Bramhall Serpent-Salve Wks. 1844 III. 391 There is a vast difference between..an approbative consent..and an active consent. 1678Gale Crt. Gentiles III. 17 His [God's] approbative wil whereby he declares what he approves and what he disapproves. 1786Tooke Purley (1798) I. 111 Get rid of that farrago of useless distinctions into..Effective, Approbative, Discretive. 1828Webster cites Milner. |
