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Appreve, Apprive, v. Also: apprewe, appreive, -we, appref, apreiff, appreif, apprife. [ME. apreve (c 1400), OF. ap-, appreuve, tonic stem of aprover, Approve v.] tr.

1. To express approval of; to approve, sanction, confirm.See also the past pple. Approvin.(a) a1400 Leg. S. vii. 158.
Al the puple … Sal thane apprewe thi halyness 1456 Hay I. 12/6.
Quhilkis sanct David apprevis in his buke of psalmes c1460 Vert. Mes .
Her begynnis the vertewis of the mes apprewyt be the haly wryt 1513 Doug. v. vii. 101.
So that Acest my soverane that appreve, Be not efferd 1533 Bell. Livy I. 150/1.
The faderis apprevit his purpois 1562-3 Winȝet I. 32/12.
As ȝour prophetis … appreuis with vs the Sondaye to be the Sabbath daye 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 36.
For the executioun of justice … is apprevit be God and man(b) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 103 n.⁴
The General Counselis quhilk ȝe appreiffe(c) c1515 Asl. MS. I. 324/14.
The mast notable accidentis … that bene apprivit be scripturis c1530-40 Stewart Maitl. Fol. lxxxi. 15.
Think thairupoun, and caus thy deid Apprive thy princelie maiestie a1578 Pitsc. I. 18/17.
Lyk as he haid beine suppreme magistratt apprivit be the vottis of this realme

b. To approve or sanction formally. Frequently coupled with ratify and conferm.(a) 1474 Edinb. B. Rec. 32.
In takynyng of appreving of all the thingis aboue writtin 1493 Acta Conc. 264/2.
The said abbot … quhilk grantit and apprevit the sammyn 1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 407/1.
A Lettre … ratifyand, apprevand and confermand … the lettre maid under the grete sele 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. 239.
[The council] ratifiis and apprevis the act made … anent the baxteris a1578 Pitsc. I. 394/35.
Thair he … apprevit and ratiefieit all thingis done be him 1622-6 Bisset I. 108/6.
Apprevand alwyis all actis maid be his maiesties predicessouris 1618 Bamff Chart. 181.
James Ogilvy hes ratifeit and approwine and be thir presentis ratifeis and appreiwis the entres [etc.](b) 1491 Dunferm. B. Rec. 29.
Nychtburis wardit and appreffit the necessite 1526 Reg. Privy S. I. 517/2.
His Grace ratifiis and apprefis … the said alienatioun 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 246.
Hew erle of Eglingtoun come to Striueling, to appreif the said parliament 1591 Bk. Carlaverock II. 497.
We ratefie and apreiff … our bandis of seruyce and manhead(c) 1419 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 299.
The quhilk forsaidis wedsettingis … I apprife, ratifyis, and confermys 1593 St. A. Kirk S. 761.
The elderis … ratifiit and apprivit the actis and statutis 1597 Frasers of Philorth 265.
Ratifeis, apprivis, and confirmis … the haill … liberteis contenit thairintill

2. To prove. (Cf. Approve v. 2.) 1499 Dunferm. B. Rec. 6.
It is ackit that qwha that alegis that ony reuelis the assis, and can nocht appreft [sic] it, sal be punist 1526 Carnwath Baron Ct. 30.
It vas appreifit . . [that] the landis of Newmanis vas put sufficientlie vnder my l. fens be Vilȝem Elder my l. offesar