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supererogate

su·per·er·o·gate
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-er-uh-geyt]
    • /ˌsu pərˈɛr əˌgeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-er-uh-geyt]
    • /ˌsu pərˈɛr əˌgeɪt/

Definitions of supererogate word

  • verb without object supererogate to do more than duty requires. 1
  • verb supererogate to do or perform more than is required 0
  • intransitive verb supererogate to do more than is required or expected 0
See all 3 definitions of supererogate

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Origin of supererogate

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; < Late Latin superērogātus (past participle of superērogāre to pay out in addition), equivalent to super- super- + ērogātus past participle of ērogāre to pay out, equivalent to ē- e-1 + rog(ere) to ask + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Supererogate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Supererogate

supererogate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

supererogate usage trend in Literature

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