majorate

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verb

To augment; to increase.

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majorship
OriginLatin maiōrātus →
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Meanings

majorate1

verbmajorate (third-person singular simple present majorates, present participle majorating, simple past and past participle majorated)

present singular third person majorates · participle present majorating · participle past majorated · past majorated

  1. obsoleteTo augment; to increase.

    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.

    1660, James Howell, Parley of Beasts

majorate2

nounmajorate (plural majorates)

plural majorates

  1. governmentThe office or rank of a major.

    Synonyms: majorship

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe office or rank of a major.

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majorship
Also see
majorship

Origin

majorate · verb

  1. Latinmaior
  2. Latinmaiōrātus
  3. Englishmajorate

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

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majorate · noun

From major (noun) + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

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APA

majorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majorate

MLA

“majorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majorate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “majorate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majorate.

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