approbative 
apprpbative (ap ' ro - ba - tiv), a. [= F. appro- 
oil /if, < L. as if *approbativus : see n/i/n'iilxili 
and -ire.] Approving ; expressing, implying, or 
of the nature of approbation. 
approbativeness (ap'ro-ba-tiv-nes), n. In 
pln'i-ii., ambition; love of praise or desire for 
fame; pride of character; sensitiveness to the 
opinions of others. I'mrlrr anil H'rllx. 
approbator (ap'ro-ba-tor), . [L., an approver, 
\approbare. pp. appfob&tllt, approve : see up- 
yirori'l.] One who approves formally: as, 
judges and approbu tors, Evelyn, Letter (1GG9). 
[Rare.] 
approbatory (ap'ro-ba-to-ri), a. [<ML. iipprn- 
uatoiiiiXjdj. approootor: see approbator.] Hav- 
ing die nature of sanction; containing or ex- 
pressing approbation. 
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sion of others ; claim or use as by an exclusive 
right : as, let no man appropriate the use of a 
common benefit. 
To themsehv^ M/./^-O/,, /,////,./ 
Tin- Spirit of (lod. Milton, P. L.. xii. .".Is. 
A man is ;i knave who falsely, lint ill the panic of turn- 
ing all suspicion from himself, charges you or me with 
having ii/'i>i-"fi-i<ii<'<l ;inother man's jewel. 
De (/Him; :/. Si-crct Societies, ii. -Syn lj</'"'"'"'"' -I/'/"'" 1 ' 11 
The estate I so ii.linired and envied is my own. It is aiiee. eonsent. aiitliori/ation. 
the nature of the soul to appropriate all things. apprOVance (a-prii' vans), n. [< OF. iiprnrinii-i; < 
/;,,,-. , Compensation, f,,,,,.,,,., r . S ee "/-/-wiv ' and -.] The act of 
2. In general, to take for any use; put to use. approving; approbation. [Archaic.] 
approve 
approval (a-pro'val), . [< ap^ron 1 -t- -al. } 
The act of approving: approbation; commen- 
dation; sanction; ratification. 
A censor . . . without wlmsi- .!/. /"'"'"' no c:i]pitld scn- 
tence-s are to In- i-M-rutt:'!. Sir 1C. T'-mj.t,^ Hnnir \ iitui-s. 
He was tender, in.siiinatiiiK, un.\ii>u.T for IHT r';'/"'""/, 
eager to unfold hinisclt to lift-. 
Mrs. Illiiihaiil, Hester, xxii. 
s . . . confirmatory and rt 
.. 
",'/("/'-x, I. 457. 
approclivityt (ap-ro-kliv'i-ti), ii. [< dp- 1 + pro- 
I'liriti/.] Proclivity; inclination; tendency. 
appromptH (a-prompf), r. t. [< L. (id, to, + 
pronijitiis, prompt : see prompt.] To prompt; 
stimulate; encourage: as, ''to apprompt our in- 
vention," liiicon, Advancement of Leaming, ii. 
apprompt 2 t, ('. t. [< AF. iironipt<-r, apromtcr, 
OF. enpromtrr, F. cHii>rni<trr = Walloon <-pr<m- 
tir = It. impnintart; borrow, = Wallach. inpru- 
unita, give or take in pledge, < LL. "inprotini- 
tiit/i-i; < in, III-O/IIK liiiiui, in advance (> Wallach. 
iiipriuniit, a pledge): L. in, in, for; proiuntnuiH, 
an advance, neut. of jirnmutuun, paid before- 
hand, advanced, < jiro, beforehand, + niutuws, 
lent: see mutual.'] To borrow. 
approoft (a-prof), a. [The mod. form is re- 
fated to up/iron 1 as proof to prove; ME. ap- 
prcji'i; npri'j', < OF. aproce, apreuve, proof, trial, 
< aprocrr, prove: see approve^, audef. proof.] 
1. The act of proving; trial; test. 2. Ap- 
proval or approbation. 
He was pleased a marriage feast to crown 
With his great presence, and approof of it. 
J. Beaumont, Psyche, X. 23. 
approperatet (a-prop'e-rat), c. *. [< L. ap- 
properatun, pp. of appropcrare, adpropcrare, < 
ad, to, + properare, hasten, < properus, quick, 
speedy, < pro, forward, + *-parus, < MI run; 
make, prepare : see pare, prepare.] To hasten. 
Cockcram; Johnson. 
appropinquate! (ap-ro-ping'kwat), r. [< L. 
appropinipnttus, pp. of Ujipropinquare, adpro- 
pinquarc, < ad, to, + propinquare, bring near, < 
propinquus, near: see propinquity.] I. intrans. 
To draw near ; approach. 
II. trans. To bring near. 
appropinquationt (ap // ro-ping-kwa'shon), n. 
[<f L. appropinquatio(n-), < appropiixfuare : see 
(il/lir<>/>!n<iiiate.] 1. The act of coining into 
near relation or proximity ; a drawing nigh. 
There are many ways of our nppropiiuntation to God. 
/;/'. Hall, Remains, p. 90. 
2. The act of bringing remote things near. 
appropinquet (ap-ro-prngk'), v. t. [< L. appro- 
pi nquii re: see appropinquate.] To approach; 
get nearer to. [Rare. ] 
The clotted Mood within my hose . . . 
With mortal crisis doth portend 
My days to aupropinqtte an end. 
S. Butler, Hudibras, I. iii. 590. 
appropinquity (ap-ro-ping'kwi-ti), n. [< a/i- 1 
+ propinquity, q. v. Cf. appropinquate.] The 
state of being near ; propinquity. [Rare.] 
appropret, v. t. [< ME. apropren, appropren, < 
OF, aproprier, F. approprier = Pr. apropriar = 
Sp. apropiar=Pg. apropriar = It. appropriate, 
(.IJLi. appropriare, appropriate: see appropriate, 
(.] 1. To appropriate; set apart for a special 
purpose; assign; take possession of. Specifi- 
cally 2. Mceles., to annex to a religious cor- 
poration. 
appropriable (a-pro'pri-a-bl), a. [< LL. as if 
'appropridbiUtZappropnare : see appropriate.] 
Capable of being appropriated, set apart, se- 
questered, or assigned exclusively to a par- 
ticular use. 
appropriamentt (a-pro'pri-a-ment), . [< LL. 
nppropriari' : see appropriate and -ntent.'] Any- 
thing properly or peculiarly one's own ; a char- 
acteristic. 
If you can neglect 
Your own ajtpropnaments, but praising that 
In others wherein yon excel yourself, 
Vou .shall be much beloved here. 
Ford, Love's Sacrifice, i. 1. 
appropriate (a-pro'pri-at), r. t. ; pret. and pp. 
iipprnpriiitfil, ppr. ttppnipriating. [< LL. appro- 
l>riatun, pp. of appropriare, adpropriarc, make 
one's own, < L. ail, to, + pro/iritis, one's own : 
see proper.] 1. To take to one's self in exclu- 
In solar light the leaves of plants decompose both ear- 
Imnie anliyilridc and water, <tfifi-i>i-ifitin>r the carbon anil 
the hydrogen of each for their own growth and nutrition. 
W. A. Miller, Klein, of Cllem., 8fil. 
3. To set apart for or assign to a particular 
purpose or use, in exclusion of all other pur- 
poses or uses: as, Congress appropriated more 
money than was needed; to appropriate a spot 
of ground for a garden. 
The profits of that establishment [the Post-officel had 
l>een appropriated by Parliament to the Duke of York. 
Mneaiilaii. Hist. Eng., iii. 
4. In cedes, law, to annex, as a benefice, to an 
ecclesiastical corporation, for its perpetual use. 
appropriate (a-pro'pri-at), a. and . [< LL. <ip- 
propriiitus, pp.: see the verb.] I. a. Set apart 
for a particular use or person ; hence, belonging 
peculiarly; suitable; fit; befitting; proper. 
It might be thought to be rather a matter of dignity 
than any matter of diffidence appropriate to his own case. 
Bacon. 
More appropriate instances abound. 
Browniny, Ring and Book, II. 124. 
A warlike, a refined, an industrial society, each evokes 
and requires its specific qualities and produces its appro- 
priate type. /./raty, Kurop. Morals, I. 165. 
= SjTL Apt, becoming, in keeping, felicitous. 
Il.t " Peculiar characteristic; attribute; 
proper function ; property. 
The Bible's appropriate being ... to enlighten the 
eyes and make wise the simple. 
Boyle, Style of Holy Scripture, p. 44. 
appropriately (a-pro'pri-at-li), adv. In an ap- 
propriate or proper manner ; fittingly; suitably. 
appropriateness (a-pro'pri-at-nes), . The 
quality of being appropriate or suitable; ap- 
plicability. 
A hunting-box, a park-lodge, may have a forest grace 
and the beauty of appropriateness, De Qnineey, Style, i. 
appropriation (a-pro-pri-a'shon), n. [= P. ap- 
propriation, < LL. appropriatio(n-), < appropri- 
are: see appropriate, j 1. The act of appropri- 
ating, setting apart, or assigning to a particu- 
lar use or person in exclusion of all others ; ap- 
plication to a special use or purpose ; specifical- 
ly, an act of a legislature authorizing money to 
be paid from the treasury for a special use. 
2. Anything appropriated or set apart for a 
special purpose, as money. 
The specific appropriations made by Congress for the 
mints and assay offices of the United States daring the 
fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, amounted to $1,169,350. 
Report of Sec. of the Treasury, 188, I. 1S7. 
3f. Acquisition; addition. 
He doth nothing but talk of his horse ; and he makes It 
a great appropriation to his own good parts that he can 
shoe him himself. Shak., M. of V., L 2. 
4. Iii law : (a) The annexing or setting apart 
of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual 
corporation. (6) The determining to which of 
several debts a sum of money paid shall be ap- 
plied. It the debtor does not designate the appropria- 
tion, the creditor may; if neither has done so, and litigation 
arises, the court may do it. Appropriation bill, a legis- 
lative bill proposing appropriations of money for some par- 
ticular purpose, as for carrying on some department of gov- 
ernment. 
appropriative (a-pro'pri-a-tiv), a. [< appro- 
priate + -ive.] Appropriating; making appro- 
priation ; having the power, tendency, or capa- 
bility of appropriating. 
appropriator (a-pro'pri-a-tor), . [< LL. as if 
* appropriator, t appropriare, appropriate.] 1. 
One who appropnates or takes to his own use. 
He knew very well that he was the . . . appropriator of 
the money which . . . ought to have fallen to his younger 
brother. Thackeray, Vanity Fair, xliv. 
2. In ecclcs. law, one who is possessed of an 
appropriated benefice. See appropriate, v., 4. 
approprietaryt (ap-ro-pri'e-ta-ri), n. [Trreg. < 
appropriate, after proprietary.] Same as ap- 
propriator, 2. 
approvable (a-pro'va-bl), a. [< approve*- + 
-able.] Capable of being approved; meriting 
approbation. 
approvableness (a-pr8'va-bl-nes), n. [< ap- 
prorablr + -iic.v.v.] The quality of being ap- 
provable. 
Thr |'<-op!o standing all about, 
As in approvance, doe thereto applaud. 
'- 
approve' (a-proV), v.; pret. and pp. i 
(rarely pp. n/i/miri'ii, after proe<:n), ppr. npprov- 
inij. [Karly mod. E. also apprnon; < ME. npro- 
rea, apprKori'H,iipreri-n, II/I/H-I r/ it, < OF. uprnn-r. 
approni; ri/i/ii-iii/rii; ti/i/irfiii-n: n/i/irober, etc., 
F. a/iprourer^Pr. Sp. />ro6r = Pg. ai>pnirnr = 
It. approvare, < L. iipjirolMin; it<l/>rt>lntn; assent 
to as good, approve, also show to be good, con- 
firm, < ad, to, + jiroban; < prolmn, good: see 
prove.] I. trans. 1. To make good; show to 
be real or true; prove; confirm; attest; cor- 
roborate. 
What damned error but some sober brow 
Will bless it, and apprnce it with a text? 
Sliiil,:, \1. of V., iii. 2. 
Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve 
First thy obedience. Milton, P. L., ix. 367. 
The Guardian Angels of Paradise are described as re- 
turning to Heaven upon the Kail of .Man, in order to ap- 
prove then- Vigilance. Addison, Spectator, No. S57. 
2. To show ; prove to be ; demonstrate. 
In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in 
this matter. 2 Cor. vii. 11. 
'Tis an old lesson ; Time approees it true. 
i:n,:,:i, ( hilde Harold, ii. 35. 
3. To sanction officially ; ratify authoritatively: 
as, the decision of the court martial was ap- 
proved. 
And by thy coining certainly approve 
The pledge of peace. Ford, Honour Triumphant. 
4. To pronounce good; think or judge well of; 
admit the propriety or excellence of ; be pleased 
with; commend: as, on trial the goods were 
approved; to approve the policy of the admin- 
istration. 
Yet their posterity approve their sayings. Ps. xlix. 13. 
The deed which closed the mortal course of these sove- 
reigns, I shall neither approve nor condemn. 
Je/erson, Autobiog., p. 82. 
She wore the colours I approved. 
Tennyson, The Letters. 
5. To manifest as worthy of approval; com- 
mend : used reflexively. 
The miracles of Christianity, so far from shocking me, 
approve themselves at once to my intellect and my heart. 
Outlining, Perfect Life, p. 248. 
6. To put to the test ; prove by trial ; try. 
Nay, task me to my word ; approve me, lord. 
Shale., 1 Hen. IV., Iv. 1. 
A hundred knights with Palamon there came, 
ApproD'd in fight, and men of mighty name. 
Dnitlrn, Pal. and Arc., 1. 1299. 
Hence 7t. To convict upon trial or by proof. 
He that is approo'd in this offence. 
Shak., Othello, 11. 3. 
Approved bill or note, in coin., a bill or note drawn by a 
solvent, trustworthy party, and to which therefore no rea- 
sonable objection can be made. 
H. intrans. If. To show itself to be; prove or 
turn out. 2. To think or judge well or favor- 
ably ; be pleased : usually with of. 
I showed you a piece of black and white stuff, just sent 
from the dyer ; which you were pleased to approve of and 
be my customer for. Sictft. 
approve 2 (a-prov'), . t. ; pret. and pp. ap- 
proved, ppr. approving. [The form approve 
(NL. approbare, approvare), confused with ap- 
prove 1 , is a mod. error, due to a misunder- 
standing of the earlier forms ; prop, approw, < 
late ME. approwe, aprowe, aproue, < OF. aproer, 
approer, approuer, approicer (> ML. approare, 
appruare, and later apprut-are, approrare, as 
above), profit, benefit, improve, < a (L. ad), to, 
+ pro, pru, prou, preu, earliest form prod ( > ME. 
prow), benefit, advantage, profit: see prow 1 and 
prowess. By a change of prefix, approve^ has 
become improve, q. v. Cf. appair, impair.] In 
law, to turn to one's own profit; augment the 
value or profits of, as of waste land, by inclos- 
ing and cultivating; improve. 
As long ago as the thirteenth century the statute of 
Merton had authorized the lords of manors to approve, 
that is, inclose for their own profit, as much of the waste 
land as would leave enough uninclosed for the use of the 
commoners. F. Pollock, Land Laws, p. 173. 
