3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2.
Ap*prov"er, n. [See 2d Approve, v. t.] (Eng. Law) A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] Jacobs.
Ap*prov"ing, a. Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile. -- Ap*prov"ing*ly, adv.
Ap*prox"i*mate (&?;), a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate.] 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.
Ap*prox"i*mate (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.] 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.
Burke.