approve Copy link Outline I. To regard as right and (sometimes) to command1. prŏbo, 12. apprŏbo, 13. comprŏbo, 14. scisco, scīvi, scītum, 3 (usu. of the sanction of the people in its legislative capacity)5. ascisco, 3 (rare in this sense6. annŭo, ŭi, 3 (with dat.II. To prove, show oneself to be • approve: I. To regard as right and (sometimes) to command: 1. prŏbo, 1: I greatly praise and a. of your plan, istam rationem laudo vehementer et p., Cic.: to a. of a place, locum p., Cic. 2. apprŏbo, 1: the R. people a.d of my oath, populus R. meum jusjurandum approbavit, Cic.: they a. the speech, orationem approbant, Caes.: Liv. 3. comprŏbo, 1: I very strongly a. of that opinion of yours, istam tuam sententiam vehementissime comprobo, Cic. (The foregoing words are nearly equivalent, but comprobo is the strongest.) 4. scisco, scīvi, scītum, 3 (usu. of the sanction of the people in its legislative capacity): the consuls legally asked the assent of the people, and the people legally a.d, consules populum jure rogaverunt, populusque jure scivit, Cic. 5. ascisco, 3 (rare in this sense: v. to admit, adopt): the Latins a.d what the R. people had directed, quod populus R. jusserat, Latini asciverunt, Cic. 6. annŭo, ŭi, 3 (with dat.: chiefly poet.): a. my bold undertaking, audacibus annue coeptis, Virg. Phr: to a. of an alliance, societatem ratam ducere, Liv.: your proceedings will be a.d by me, ista rata mihi erunt, Cic.: I do not a. of the transaction, nollem factum, Ter.: Cic.: that (poet) is a.d by all, who blends the useful and the agreeable, omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci, Hor.: do you a. of everything? tu nihil reprehendis? Hor.: I should like them to a., quibus haec arridere velim, Hor.: to a. with outward signs, clapping, etc., plaudo, applaudo: v. to applaud. II. To prove, show oneself to be: v. to prove.