English → Latin
“disapprove” in Latin
improbōto disapprove; to blame, condemn, rejectreprobōto disapprove; to reject; to condemndamnōto discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject; to bind, oblige; to sentence someone to a punishment, declare guilty, condcondemnōto condemn, convict, sentence. (+ genitive or + ablative of the crime, + ad + accusative of the punishment); to accuse, reprehendōto hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch; to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore; to blamevituperōto censure; to scold, tell off, blame; to disparage, find fault withapprobōto regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse; to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish; adhortorto encourage, rouse, stimulate, rally, urge or exhort someone to somethinglaudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogize
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disapprove
non probare: improbare: reprobare (opposed to probare, approbare): damnare: condemnare (condemn; opposed to approbare): dissuadere aliquid or de re (dissuade from; opposed to auctorem esse alicujus rei or adhortari): reprehendere: vituperare (censure; opposed to probare, laudare). To disapprove greatly of anything, aliquid vehementer reprehendere; valde vituperare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disapprove?
- The usual Latin words for “disapprove” are improbō, reprobō, damnō; also condemnō, reprehendō, vituperō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.