ultracrepidate

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verb

to venture beyond one's competence or purview

“The new editor has a lot to learn and should be anxious not to ultracrepidate.”

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Meanings

verbultracrepidate (third-person singular simple present ultracrepidates, present participle ultracrepidating, simple past and past participle ultracrepidated)

present singular third person ultracrepidates · participle present ultracrepidating · participle past ultracrepidated · past ultracrepidated

  1. to venture beyond one's competence or purview

    The new editor has a lot to learn and should be anxious not to ultracrepidate.

Origin

From the Latin phrase ultra crepidam ("beyond the sandal"). An allusion to the response of the Greek painter Apelles to a cobbler's criticism, as recorded by Pliny the Elder.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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