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pejorate

pejorate

English

Verb

pejorate ‎(third-person singular simple present pejorates, present participle pejorating, simple past and past participle pejorated)

  1. To make worse; to deteriorate or to worsen.

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Latin

Verb

pējōrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pējōrō

Etymology

From (the participle stem of) Latin peiorō ‎(“make worse”), from pēior ‎(“worse”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpiːdʒəɹeɪt/, /ˈpɛdʒəɹeɪt/

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