Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To approve, especially to confirm officially.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To approve; allow; establish; ratify.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Civ. Law) To approve; to allow; to confirm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
confirm ,ratify orapprove , especiallyofficially orlegally
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The company doesn't need to do this in order to "homologate" the car--to get it approved for competition by selling a street-legal version, something that certain governing bodies of races require.
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The test was only obnoxious to sincere fanatics; but among them must have been hundreds of persons who had no criminal designs, and merely deemed it a point of honour not to "homologate" any act of a Government which was corrupt, prelatic, and unholy.
A Short History of Scotland Andrew Lang 1878
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'homologate' engines, which would have a given a rather different impression than the words chosen.
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'homologate' engines, which would have a given a rather different impression than the words chosen.
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Now, my lord, as a true Scottish man, and educated at the Mareschal – College of Aberdeen, I was bound to uphold the mass to be an act of blinded papistry and utter idolatry, whilk I was altogether unwilling to homologate by my presence.
A Legend of Montrose 2008
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Government exacted from the established clergymen, in which they acknowledge an Erastian king and parliament, and homologate the incorporating Union between England and Scotland, through which the latter kingdom had become part and portion of the former, wherein
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To grant the one, then, and refuse the other, is, in effect, to homologate or acknowledge the constitution, and not to acknowledge it, at the same time, which is a glaring absurdity.
Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive The Reformed Presbytery
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They maintain the present to be lawful, yet (in Dec. of their principles, _page_ 55th) they say, "The question is not whether it be lawful for us to swear the present allegiance to the civil government, which the Presbytery acknowledge they cannot do, seeing there are no oaths to the government in being, but what exclude the oath of our covenants, and homologate the united constitution."
Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive The Reformed Presbytery
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Covenanters; yet, in regard it was established upon, and did homologate the overthrow of the reformation, to which that people do still adhere, it could make no substantial change in their condition, from what it formerly was.
Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive The Reformed Presbytery
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When such subjection is withheld, Christ's servants, if they would be faithful to the exalted Saviour, cannot do otherwise than refuse to incorporate with the national society, and to homologate the acts of its rulers; and from Churches that do not testify against national defection, they are constrained to maintain distinct separation.
The Life of James Renwick A Historical Sketch Of His Life, Labours And Martyrdom And A Vindication Of His Character And Testimony Thomas Houston
qms commented on the word homologate
The dogmatist will not negotiate,
Nor compromise nor tolerate.
His will must prevail
And foes must not fail
To bow and to humbly homologate.
January 5, 2015