empitjorar

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *impēiōrāre, from Latin in- + pēiōrāre, present active infinitive of pēiōrō (“I make worse”). Compare Portuguese empiorar.

Verb

empitjorar (first-person singular present empitjoro, first-person singular preterite empitjorí, past participle empitjorat)

1. (intransitive) To worsen; get worse
2. (transitive) To make worse

Related terms

• pitjor
• pitjorar