单词 | pejorate |
释义 | pejorate, v.|ˈpiːdʒəreɪt| [f. L. pējōrāt-, ppl. stem of pējōrāre to make worse, f. pējōr-em worse.] trans. To make worse, deteriorate, worsen.
1653R. Sanders Physiogn., Moles 12 If black, it pejorateth these his good fortunes. a1701Sedley Grumbler i. i, Instead of meliorating, it pejorates. 1751Franklin Ess. Wks. 1840 II. 316 Slaves also pejorate the families that use them. 1893Stevenson Catriona iv. 39 You do not appear to me to recognise the gravity of your situation or you would be more careful not to pejorate the same. |

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