pejorate

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English

Etymology

From (the participle stem of) (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin peiorō (“make worse”), from pēior (“worse”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become worse; to deteriorate or to worsen.

Further reading

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) pejōrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pejōrō
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