Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

majorate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-jo-rate
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To augment; to increase.

Obsolete

noun

The office or rank of a major.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: maiōrātus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

majorates (present, singular) majorating (participle, present) majorated (participle, past) majorated (past) majorates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

majoration

Synonyms

majorship

Questions

What does majorate mean?: To augment; to increase.
Where does majorate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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