"comprobate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comprobates [present, singular, third-person], comprobating [participle, present], comprobated [participle, past], comprobated [past]
Etymology: Latin comprobatus , past participle of comprobare (“to approve wholly”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|comprobatus}} Latin comprobatus, {{lena}}, {{m|la|comprobare||to approve wholly}} comprobare (“to approve wholly”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} comprobate (third-person singular simple present comprobates, present participle comprobating, simple past and past participle comprobated)
  1. (obsolete) To agree; to concur. Tags: obsolete Related terms: comprobation
    Sense id: en-comprobate-en-verb-Q8HIADWG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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