Memory connection
Picture “approval ovation”
A council signals approval with green lights and a standing ovation, publicly praising the completed work.
The sound cue helps you reach the scene; the action in the scene carries you from the scene to the definition.
Use it accurately
Meaning in context
The proposal received the approbation of both scientific committees.
She valued her mentor’s quiet approbation more than the public award.
Approbation is a formal word for approval, commendation, or praise. It often appears with receive, earn, seek, or meet with.
Common patterns
- receive approbation
- public approbation
- seek someone’s approbation
Quick check
Can you retrieve the meaning?
What does a plan receive when a board praises and endorses it?
Choose an answer, then explain it in your own words.