13 April 2013

homologate

[huh-mol-uh-geyt, hoh-]
verb (used with object), ho·mol·o·gat·ed, ho·mol·o·gat·ing.

1. to approve; confirm or ratify.
2. to register (a specific make of automobile in general production) so as to make it eligible for international racing competition.

Origin:
1635–45; < Medieval Latin homologātus (past participle of homologāre < Greek homologeîn to agree to, allow); see -ate1

Related forms
ho·mol·o·ga·tion, noun

Today’s aphorism

A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.

– Irish saying

On this day

13 April 1923 – birth of Don Adams, American actor, most famous for his character Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the TV show ‘Get Smart’. Died 25 September 2005.