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irreparate

UK/ɪˈɹɛpəɹət/US/ɪˈɹɛpəɹət/

irreparate adjective: irreparable.

Adjective

irreparate (not comparable)

  1. (rare) irreparable
    • Unregulated expansion into a region meant by nature to be range country did serious, often irreparate, damage to the land.1951, Saturday Review, volume 34, number 2, Saturday Review Associates, page 46
    • It is with a feeling of real affliction that we heard of the tragical and irreparate loss of President Kennedy.1964, Congressional Serial Set, United States Government Printing Office, page 873

Origin of irreparate

Probably ir- + reparate (either etymology 1 or 2).

Questions about irreparate

What does irreparate mean?
Irreparate means irreparable.
What part of speech is irreparate?
Irreparate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce irreparate?
Irreparate is pronounced /ɪˈɹɛpəɹət/ (UK).

Words near irreparate in the dictionary

  1. irrepairable
  2. irreparability
  3. irreparable
  4. irreparableness
  5. irreparably
  6. irreparate
  7. irrepatriable
  8. irrepealability
  9. irrepealable
  10. irrepealably
  11. irrepearable

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