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supererogo

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From super- (“above”) + ērogō (“pay out, expend”).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    superērogō (present infinitive superērogāre, perfect active superērogāvī, supine superērogātum); first conjugation

    1. to spend or pay out over and above
    2. to do more than God commands

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • → English: supererogate

    References

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    • “supererogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “supererogo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.