Definition of pejorate in English:

pejorate

verb ˈpɛdʒəreɪtˈpiːdʒəreɪt

formal

with object To make worse; to cause to deteriorate. In later use also: to endow (a word) with a less favourable meaning..

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Saunders. From post-classical Latin peiorat-, past participial stem of peiorare to make worse (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. a.d.) from classical Latin pēior worse (functioning as the comparative of malus bad: see mal-) from the same Indo-European base as foot; compare -ior. Compare Middle French pejorer, Italian peggiorare, both in sense ‘to become worse’, Spanish †peorar, Portuguese piorar, Italian peggiorare, all in sense ‘to make (something) worse’. Compare earlier meliorate.

Definition of pejorate in US English:

pejorate

verb

formal

with object To make worse; to cause to deteriorate. In later use also: to endow (a word) with a less favourable meaning..

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Saunders. From post-classical Latin peiorat-, past participial stem of peiorare to make worse (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. a.d.) from classical Latin pēior worse (functioning as the comparative of malus bad: see mal-) from the same Indo-European base as foot [interjection]; compare -ior. Compare Middle French pejorer, Italian peggiorare, both in sense ‘to become worse’, Spanish † peorar, Portuguese piorar, Italian peggiorare, all in sense ‘to make (something) worse’. Compare earlier meliorate.

单词	pejorate
释义	Definition of pejorate in English: pejorate verb ˈpɛdʒəreɪtˈpiːdʒəreɪt formal with object To make worse; to cause to deteriorate. In later use also: to endow (a word) with a less favourable meaning.. Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Saunders. From post-classical Latin peiorat-, past participial stem of peiorare to make worse (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. a.d.) from classical Latin pēior worse (functioning as the comparative of malus bad: see mal-) from the same Indo-European base as foot; compare -ior. Compare Middle French pejorer, Italian peggiorare, both in sense ‘to become worse’, Spanish †peorar, Portuguese piorar, Italian peggiorare, all in sense ‘to make (something) worse’. Compare earlier meliorate. Definition of pejorate in US English: pejorate verb formal with object To make worse; to cause to deteriorate. In later use also: to endow (a word) with a less favourable meaning.. Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Saunders. From post-classical Latin peiorat-, past participial stem of peiorare to make worse (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. a.d.) from classical Latin pēior worse (functioning as the comparative of malus bad: see mal-) from the same Indo-European base as foot [interjection]; compare -ior. Compare Middle French pejorer, Italian peggiorare, both in sense ‘to become worse’, Spanish † peorar, Portuguese piorar, Italian peggiorare, all in sense ‘to make (something) worse’. Compare earlier meliorate.
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