Etymology

perfectionate

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Today it means: To make perfect or complete; to perfect. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Middle French perfectionner
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromperfectionner
  2. English todayperfectionate

Borrowed from Middle French perfectionner (with common translation of French -er to English -ate; as in assassinate). Equivalent to perfection + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. To make perfect or complete; to perfect.

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