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▪ I. † supeˈrerogate, a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. superērogātus, pa. pple. of superērogāre: see next.] Supererogatory, superfluous.1790 Bystander 44 This..is surely a superarogate [sic] ambition. Ibid. 335 [The World] in a mighty supererogate way, extols Mr. Sheridan.▪ II. supererogate, v. (s(j)uːpəˈrɛrəg...
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supererogant
supererogant, a. rare. (s(j)uːpəˈrɛrəgənt) [ad. late L. superērogans, -ant-, pr. pple. of superērogāre to supererogate.] = supererogatory. Hence supeˈrerogantly adv., more than is required.1737 Stackhouse Hist. Bible vi. ii. (1749) II. 840/2 Then was this Commission..far from being needless, or supe...
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supererogatory
supererogatory, a. (n.) (ˌs(j)uːpərɪˈrɒgətərɪ, ˌs(j)uːpəˈrɛrəgətərɪ) Also 7 -errogatory. [ad. scholastic L. superērogātōrius, f. superērogāt-: see supererogate and -ory2. Cf. Sp. supererogatorio and F. surérogatoire.] Characterized by, or having the nature of, supererogation; going beyond what is co...
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supererogative
supererogative, a. rare. (ˌs(j)uːpərɪˈrɒgətɪv) [f. late L. superērogāt- (see supererogate) + -ive.] = supererogatory.1599 Sandys Europæ Spec. xlii. (1605) P j, Their spirituall treasure of super[er]ogative [ed. 1629 Supererogatorie] workes. 1611 A. Stafford Niobe ii. 61 A fellow..who can iustlie bra...
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supererogation
supererogation (ˌs(j)uːpərɛrəˈgeɪʃən) Also 6 superogacyon, -ation, 6–8 supererrogation. [ad. late L. superērogātiō, n. of action f. superērogāre: see prec. Cf. obs. F. supererogation (mod.F. surérogation), It. supererogazione (in Florio, soprarogatione, superarogatione), etc.] The action (or an act)...
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erogate
▪ I. † ˈerogate, ppl. a. Obs. [ad. L. ērogāt-us, pa. pple. of ērogā-re: see next.] Equivalent to the later erogated. Distributed.1583 Stubbes Anat. Abus. ii. 23 That some of our superfluitie might be erogate to them.▪ II. † ˈerogate, v. Obs. [f. L. ērogāt- ppl. stem of ērogā-re to pay out, f. ē out ...
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supererogator
supeˈrerogator rare. [f. supererogate v. + -or.] One who performs works of supererogation.1679 Let. Vind. Ref. Ch. 9 These horrid Supererogators do seem..to out-act the most Holy Law-giver. 1826 Westm. Rev. Jan. 34 Man is not here a mere supererogator, an unbidden counsellor.
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super-
super-, prefix (ˈs(j)uːpə(r), -ər) repr. L. super- = the adv. and prep. super above, on the top (of), beyond, besides, in addition, used in composition with the various meanings detailed below. (Cf. the related Skr. upari-, Gr. ὑπερ- hyper-, OE. ofer-, etc. over-.) A certain number of important Lati...
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skeleton
▪ I. skeleton, n. (ˈskɛlɪtən) Forms: α. 6–8 sceleton (7 scell-, scal-). β. 7 skelliton (-itan), skelle-, skel(i)ton, skeleten, 7– skeleton. [a. mod.L. sceleton, skeleton, ad. Gr. σκελετόν (sc. σῶµα), neut. of σκελετός dried up, f. σκέλλειν to dry up. The Gr. masc. form σκελετός also occurs in this s...
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