majorate
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin māiōrō (“to augment”), derived from Latin māior. By surface analysis, major + -ate. See major (adjective).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (verb) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪdʒəɹeɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (noun) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪdʒəɹət/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]majorate (third-person singular simple present majorates, present participle majorating, simple past and past participle majorated)
- (obsolete) To augment; to increase.
- 1660, James Howell, Parley of Beasts:
- The Embryo […] proceeds to majoration and augmentation accordingly. And it is […] an absurdity to think, that the Infant after conception should be majorated by the influence of any other Soul then that from whom he received his formation.
Noun
[edit]majorate (plural majorates)
References
[edit]- “majorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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