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majorate

majorate verb: to augment; to increase.

Verb

majorate (third-person singular simple present majorates, present participle majorating, simple past and past participle majorated)

  1. (obsolete) To augment; to increase.
    • The Embryo[…]proceeds to majoration and augmentation accordingly. And it is[…]an absurdity to think, that the Infant after conception should be majorated by the influence of any other Soul then that from whom he received his formation.1660, James Howell, Parley of Beasts

Noun

majorate (plural majorates)

  1. The office or rank of a major.
    Synonyms:
    majorship

Synonyms of majorate

Forms of majorate

Verb
third-person singular presentmajorates
present participlemajorating
past participlemajorated
pastmajorated
Noun
pluralmajorates

Origin of majorate

From Latin maiōrātus, past participle of maiōrō (“to augment”), derived from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ate (verb-forming suffix). See major (adjective).

From major (noun) + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

Questions about majorate

What does majorate mean?
Majorate means to augment; to increase.
What part of speech is majorate?
Majorate can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of majorate?
The past tense of majorate is majorated.

Words near majorate in the dictionary

  1. Majoranas
  2. majoranolide
  3. majorant
  4. majorants
  5. majorat
  6. majorate
  7. majorated
  8. majorates
  9. majorating
  10. majoration
  11. majorations

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