v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Homologated p. pr. & vb. n. Homologating. ] [ LL. homologatus, p. p. of homologare to homologate; Gr. &unr_; to assent, agree. See Homologous. ] (Civ. Law) To approve; to allow; to confirm; as, the court homologates a proceeding. Wheaton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. homologue. See Homologous. ] That which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale. [ 1913 Webster ]