HOMOLOGATE

Etymology

Verb

homologate (third-person singular simple present homologates, present participle homologating, simple past and past participle homologated)

(transitive) To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.

Source: Wiktionary


Ho*mol"o*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Homologated; p. pr. & vb. n. Homologating.] Etym: [LL. homologatus, p.p. of homologare to homologate; Gr. Homologous.] (Civ. Law)

Definition: To approve; to allow; to confirm; as, the court homologates a proceeding. Wheaton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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