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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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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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