Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magnoperate

/mæɡˈnɑpəɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mag-no-per-ate
IPA
/mæɡˈnɑpəɹeɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To magnify the greatness of (someone or something); to exalt.

Transitive verb

verb

To act grandly.

Intransitive verb

verb

To work on one's magnum opus (“great or important work of art, literature, or music, a masterpiece; best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an artist or author, representing their major life effort”).

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

PIE word *méǵh₂s From Latin magnopere (“exceedingly, greatly; earnestly, vehemently”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after operate, further from the univerbation of magnō (ablative neuter singular of magnus (“big, large; (figuratively) great, important”)) + opere (ablative singular of opus (“labour, toil, accomplishment, work; work (of art, literature, etc.)”)), literally “with great zeal, effort, work done”, ultimately from the roots of Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”)) and Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to toil, work; to make; ability; force”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mæɡˈnɑpəɹeɪt/
  • British English: /mæɡˈnɒpəɹeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

magnoperation magnoperator magnoperous

Questions

How do you pronounce magnoperate?
The recorded pronunciation is /mæɡˈnɑpəɹeɪt/.
What does magnoperate mean?
To magnify the greatness of (someone or something); to exalt.
Where does magnoperate come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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