probō āvī, ātus, āre
probus,
to make good, esteem good, approve, esteem, commend
: quis est, qui non probet: villam, L.:
alqd in ipsis: Caesar maxime probat coactis navibus mare
transire, Cs.: antequam civitas suffecturum
(armis) probaverit,
declared him capable of bearing arms
, Ta.: Vercingetorigem imperatorem,
Cs.: alquem iudicem.—
To make good, represent as good, recommend, make acceptable, show
: (libros) tibi: nostrum officium: quibus de meo celeri
reditu non probabam: multis se probavit,
won favor with
: mihi egregie probata est oratio tua,
has pleased.—To make credible, show, prove, demonstrate
: iudicibus Verrem contra leges pecunias cepisse: perfacile
factu esse illis probat, etc., Cs.: hoc
difficile est probatu: patrio pater esse metu probor,
my fatherly anxiety proves me your father
, O.—
To test, inspect, try, judge by trial
: censores villam publicam probaverunt,
accepted after inspection
, L.: amicitias utilitate, O.—
To represent, pass off for
: alquem pro illo: pro eunucho (sc. te),
pass for
, T.
