approval Copy link Outline 1. apprŏbātĭo2. comprŏbātĭo • approval: 1. apprŏbātĭo: Cic.: Liv. 2. comprŏbātĭo: Cic.: v. approbation. Phr.: I am glad that my books meet with your a., libros (meos) tibi probari gaudeo, Cic.: not to meet with the a. of the multitude, non probari in vulgus, Cic.: not without the a. of the gods, non sine dis, Hor.: without the a. of Jove, Jove non probante, Hor.: without the a. of Minerva, as the saying is, i.e. in opposition to your genius, invita, ut aiunt, Minerva, id est, adversante et repugnante natura, Cic.: Hor.