adj
Meaning 1
Supererogatory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Standard Lemma guide
supererogate
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌs(j)uːpəɹˈɛɹəɡeɪt/
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US: /ˌsupəɹˈɛɹəˌɡeɪt/
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rhymes with -eɪt
verb
Meaning 2
To do more than God commands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
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verb
Meaning 3
To make up with excess for the lack prepositioned by for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 4
To supererogate (in any sense) in the service of the prepositional argument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete, with-of
Qualifier: with
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verb
Meaning 5
To give that earned through supererogation to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
As in other senses but taking as an object the excess deeds or works.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To deserve or more than deserve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To pay or expend extra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin supererogare. See supererogation.