Go to MSN Homeencarta®
HomeEncyclopediaDictionaryAtlasK-12 SuccessCollege & Grad SchoolAdult LearningQuizzesMore
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
apprentice
appressed
apprise
apprize
approach
approach shot
approachable
approaching
approbation
appropriacy
appropriate
appropriation
appropriation request
appropriationism
approval
approve
approved equal
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "approbat..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

approbation
ap·pro·ba·tion [ àpprə báysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. approval: a favorable opinion about something or somebody
2. official sanction: the official approving, authorizing, or sanctioning of something

ap·pro·ba·tive [ ápprə bàytiv, ə prṓbətiv ] adjective
ap·pro·ba·to·ry [ ə prṓbə tàwree ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
• 10 tips for building your English vocabulary
• Alternatives to the M.B.A.
• GPS for students
• Saving for college
• Presidential Myths Quiz
• Coffee break: Recharge your brain
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
• ApplyWise Online College Admissions Counseling
• The Princeton Review
• Tutor.com: Live Help When You Get Stuck
Also on MSN
• Project Earth: Big Ideas for Saving the Planet on the Discovery Channel
• MSN Shopping: Best books for the season
• MSN Careers: Nail that job interview
• Today's news on MSNBC
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft