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imprimatur
 [im-pri-mah-ter, -mey-, -prahy-] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | approval |
| Synonyms: | charter, permission, permit, sanction |
| Main Entry: | seal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authentication; stamp |
| Synonyms: | allowance, assurance, attestation, authorization, cachet, confirmation, imprimatur, insignia, notification, permission, permit, ratification, signet, sticker, tape, tie |
| Antonyms: | disapproval, refusal |
| Main Entry: | OK |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | permission |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, agreement, allowance, approbation, approval, assent, authorization, avowal, canonization, carte blanche, concession, concurrence, condonance, condonation, consent, dispensation, empowerment, endorsement, freedom, imprimatur, indulgence, leave, letting, liberty, license, okay*, permit, privilege, promise, recognition, rubber stamp, sanctification, sanction, stamp of approval, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, verification, warrant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Example Sentences
- But they also serve their shareholders, who profit whenever that imprimatur shows up on a security, safe or not.
- The author's name has to be invoked as a pretentious highbrow imprimatur.
- Both books have the imprimatur of the scientific community and have received excellent reviews.
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