noun #3510

prŏbātĭo

gen. prŏbātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

A trying; proving; a trial; inspection ••

A trying, proving; a trial, inspection, examination (class.): athletarum probatio, Cic. Off. 1, 40, 144: futura, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 142; Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 1: oesypi, Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 36: croci sinceri, id. 21, 6, 17, § 32: pumicis, id. 36, 21, 42, § 155: gemmae recusant limae probationem, id. 37, 13, 76, § 200: equitum, a review, Val. Max. 2, 2, 9.—

in particular

Approbation; approval; assent •

Approbation, approval, assent (class.): ob probationem pretium datum, Cic. Font. 4, 17: tale visum nullum esse ut perceptio consequatur, ut autem probatio, multa, i. e. the assent of belief, though not the direct evidence of the senses, id. Ac. 2, 31, 99.—

Proof; demonstration ••

Proof, demonstration (post-Aug.), Quint. 5, 10, 8: firma, id. 11, 3, 2: potentissimae, id. 5, 10, 103: ad cujus rei probationem immittit indices, Just. 32, 2, 9: oculorum, ocular demonstration, Plin. 2, 2, 2, § 5.—

the third part of a discourse; also called; in which the orator enumerates his arguments

In partic., in rhet., the third part of a discourse, also called confirmatio or fides orationis, in which the orator enumerates his arguments, Quint. 3, 9, 1.

Perseus ID: n38402 Key: probatio