pejorate

English

Etymology

From (the participle stem of) Latin peiorō (“make worse”), from pēior (“worse”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpiːdʒəɹeɪt/, /ˈpɛdʒəɹeɪt/

Verb

pejorate (third-person singular simple present pejorates, present participle pejorating, simple past and past participle pejorated)

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

Further reading
  • “pejorate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Latin

Verb

pējōrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pējōrō
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