probō āvī, ātus, āre probus, to make good, esteem good, approve, esteem, commend: quis est, qui non probet: villam, L.: alqd in ipsis: Caesar maxime probat coactis navibus mare transire, Cs.: antequam civitas suffecturum (armis) probaverit, declared him capable of bearing arms, Ta.: Vercingetorigem imperatorem, Cs.: alquem iudicem.

— To make good, represent as good, recommend, make acceptable, show: (libros) tibi: nostrum officium: quibus de meo celeri reditu non probabam: multis se probavit, won favor with: mihi egregie probata est oratio tua, has pleased.

—To make credible, show, prove, demonstrate: iudicibus Verrem contra leges pecunias cepisse: perfacile factu esse illis probat, etc., Cs.: hoc difficile est probatu: patrio pater esse metu probor, my fatherly anxiety proves me your father, O.

—To test, inspect, try, judge by trial: censores villam publicam probaverunt, accepted after inspection, L.: amicitias utilitate, O.

—To represent, pass off for: alquem pro illo: pro eunucho (sc. te), pass for, T.