Approbate

AP'PROBATE, adjective [Latin approbatus.] Approved.

AP'PROBATE, verb transitive [Latin approbo, to approve, of ad and probo, to prove or approve. approbate is a modern word, but in common use in America. it differs from approve, denoting not only the act of the mind, but an expression of the act. See [[Proof]], Approve and Prove.]

To express approbation of; to manifest a liking, or degree of satisfaction; to express approbation officially, as of one's fitness for a public trust.

Mr. Hutchison approbated the choice.