perfectionate
/pəˈfɛkʃəneɪt/ /pəˈfɛkʃ(ə)neɪt/Now rare
verb
[with object] To bring to perfection; to make perfect or complete; to perfect; to make (a person) perfect in (a study, etc.).
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Foxe (?1517–1587), martyrologist. From perfection + -ate, after Middle French perfectionner. Compare Catalan perfeccionar, Spanish perfeccionar, Italian perfezionare.
- public room
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- public-schooly
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- public state
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- public switched telephone network
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- public toilet