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Definition of probate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

probate

verb
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪt/
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪt/
(North American English, law)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they probate
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪt/
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪt/
he / she / it probates
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪts/
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪts/
past simple probated
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪtɪd/
past participle probated
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪtɪd/
-ing form probating
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈprəʊbeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. probate something to prove that a will (= a legal document that says what is to happen to a person's property when they die) is correct according to the law
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin probatum ‘something proved’, neuter past participle of probare ‘to test, prove’.
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