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supererogate.

Supererogatory.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌs(j)uːpəɹˈɛɹəɡeɪt/UK/ˌsupəɹˈɛɹəˌɡeɪt/US
  1. Supererogatory.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin supererogare. See supererogation.

verb/ˌs(j)uːpəɹˈɛɹəɡeɪt/UK/ˌsupəɹˈɛɹəˌɡeɪt/US
  1. To do more than God commands.

    intransitive
  2. To make up with excess for the lack prepositioned by for.

    intransitive · obsolete
  3. To supererogate (in any sense) in the service of the prepositional argument.

    intransitive · obsolete · with-of
  4. To give that earned through supererogation to another.

    obsolete · transitive
  5. As in other senses but taking as an object the excess deeds or works.

    obsolete · rare · transitive
  6. To deserve or more than deserve.

    obsolete · rare · transitive
  7. To pay or expend extra.

    obsolete · rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin supererogare. See supererogation.

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