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perfectionating

perfectionating is the present participle and gerund of perfectionate.

Meaning of perfectionate

Verb

perfectionate (third-person singular simple present perfectionates, present participle perfectionating, simple past and past participle perfectionated)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make perfect or complete; to perfect.
    • [P]ainters and sculptors, cjoosing the most elegant natural beauties, perfectionate the idea, and advance their art above Nature itself in her individual productions; which is the utmost mastery of human performance.1695, John Dryden, Parallel of Poetry and Painting

Questions about perfectionating

What is perfectionating the present participle and gerund of?
Perfectionating is the present participle and gerund of perfectionate.

Words near perfectionating in the dictionary

  1. perfection salads
  2. perfectional
  3. perfectionate
  4. perfectionated
  5. perfectionates
  6. perfectionating
  7. perfectioned
  8. perfectioning
  9. perfectionism
  10. perfectionisms
  11. perfectionist

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