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Prolate vs Probate - What's the difference?

prolate | probate |

As verbs the difference between prolate and probate

is that prolate is (obsolete|transitive) to utter; to pronounce while probate is to establish the legality of (a will ).

As an adjective prolate

is elongated at the poles.

As a noun probate is

(legal) the legal process of verifying the legality of a will.

prolate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Elongated at the poles.
    • A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    * (l)

    Verb

    (prolat)
  • (obsolete) To utter; to pronounce.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • Prolate it right.
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    probate

    English

    (wikipedia probate)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
  • (legal) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
  • (obsolete) proof
    • (Skelton)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To establish the legality of (a will ).

    • Derived terms

    * probate court * probate duty * probate judge * probate law

    Related terms

    * probe * probation * prove

    External links

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