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/ |
- 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 lawWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin probatum ‘something proved’, neuter past participle of probare ‘to test, prove’.
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