I. To assent to as good, to regard as good, to approve, to favor (freq. and class.; syn.: probo, laudo): id si non fama adprobat, * Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 12: “(populus Romanus) meum jus jurandum unā voce et consensu approbavit,” Cic. Pis. 3, 7: “approbatā laudatāque Cottae sententiā,” id. Sest. 34, 74: “aliquid magno clamore,” id. Arch. 10, 24: “legiones clamore donum adprobantes,” Liv. 7, 37; 7, 41: “consilium vehementer adprobare,” Cic. ad Q. Fr. 3, 4 et saep.—So of the gods, to allow a thing to take place, to favor (cf. admitto, II. B.): “quod actum est di adprobent,” Cic. Fam. 2, 15; 1, 9, 19: “musis omnibus adprobantibus,” id. ib. 7, 23, 2; cf. Plaut. Am. prol. 13.—
II. To show as being good and true, to make evident, to prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish: “hoc autem nihil attinet approbari,” Cic. Inv. 1, 36 fin.: “innocentiam adprobare,” Tac. A. 1, 44: “excusationem,” id. Agr. 42.—With acc. and inf.: “vivere eos approbant,” Plin. 9, 57, 83: “quo magis degenerāsse eum a civili more approbaret,” Suet. Aug. 17: “Cajo talem et se et exercitum approbavit, ut, etc.,” Suet. Galb. 6 al.—
III. Aliquid alicui adprobare, to make good to one, to render acceptable, satisfactory: “opus manu factum regi adprobavit,” Vitr. 9, 3: “prima castrorum rudimenta duci adprobavit,” his first military duties he learned to the satisfaction of his commander, Tac. Agr. 5; Dig. 19, 2, 24; cf. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 7, 63.
