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jmdict 1854130 Active (id: 2227506)
壮とする
そうとする
1. [exp,vs-i] [form]
▶ to admire (someone's courage)
▶ to approve of (someone's ambition)

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2023-04-01 10:50:39  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14,2 +14,2 @@
-<gloss>to admire (a person's courage)</gloss>
-<gloss>to approve of (someone's ambitions)</gloss>
+<gloss>to admire (someone's courage)</gloss>
+<gloss>to approve of (someone's ambition)</gloss>
3. A* 2023-03-30 06:12:45  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs:
「その志を壮とする」

sankoky: 壮
。。。
壮とする「句」
「文」勇ましいとみとめる
志を壮とする
  Comments:
The original, quite limited weblio reference was:
何を壮とする

Some kind of target introduced by を or は would seem to be required.

This is reflected in the original entries here:
研究社 新和英中辞典での「壮」の英訳
https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/壮
壮とする
admire 《somebody's courage》
approve of 《somebody's noble enterprise》.

Hard to find examples in the wild, quite rare.

Changed "ambition" (which is a character trait) to "ambitions", which are particular plans.  This is also reflected in "approve of 《somebody's noble enterprise》" (which I rather like, but wouldn't feel right to copy).  This seems to be a clear translation of 志を勇ましいとみとめる, where 認める has a rather large variety of nuances when translated to English. I think that rather than 認める = "approve", that it's probably more like "acknowledge/recognize".  "To recognize the bravery/courage/gallantry of a persons aims..." or something like that.
  Diff:
@@ -13,2 +13,3 @@
-<gloss>to admire a person's courage</gloss>
-<gloss>to approve of someone's ambition</gloss>
+<misc>&form;</misc>
+<gloss>to admire (a person's courage)</gloss>
+<gloss>to approve of (someone's ambitions)</gloss>
2. A 2015-10-28 23:41:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, Daijr
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
@@ -12 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>to admire (approve of) a person's courage</gloss>
+<gloss>to admire a person's courage</gloss>
+<gloss>to approve of someone's ambition</gloss>
1. A* 2015-10-28 20:20:27  luce
  Refs:
http://www.weblio.jp/content/壮とする
  Diff:
@@ -11 +11 @@
-<pos>&v5r;</pos>
+<pos>&vs-i;</pos>

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