irreparate

English

Etymology

Probably ir- +‎ reparate (either etymology 1 or 2).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭrĕʹpərət, IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹɛpəɹət/
• (US) enPR: ĭrĕʹpərət, IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹɛpəɹət/

Adjective

irreparate (not comparable)

1. (rare) irreparable
   • 1951, Saturday Review, volume 34, number 2, Saturday Review Associates, page 46:

     Unregulated expansion into a region meant by nature to be range country did serious, often irreparate, damage to the land.

   • 1964, Congressional Serial Set, United States Government Printing Office, page 873:

     It is with a feeling of real affliction that we heard of the tragical and irreparate loss of President Kennedy.

   • 1971, American Law Reports. ALR 3d: Cases and Annotations, volume 38, page 1,582:

     Teacher’s union, seeking judicial declaration that public meeting law did not apply to grievance arbitration hearings conducted by union and school board pursuant to agreement, a properly denied preliminary injunction was sought against newspaper representee where court noted its belief that private arguments by public bodies could not be used to circumvent public meeting law but based its ruling on trial court’s finding of no irreparate injury.

Italian

Adjective

irreparate

1. feminine plural of irreparato

Latin

Adverb

irreparātē (comparative irreparātius, superlative irreparātissimē)

1. irrecoverably

Quotations

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