Pejorate
/ˈpiːdʒəɹeɪt/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To become or make (something) worse; to deteriorate, to worsen. ambitransitive
"You do not appear to me to recognize the gravity of your situation, or you would be more careful not to pejorate the same by words which glance upon the purity of justice."
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More examples"You do not appear to me to recognize the gravity of your situation, or you would be more careful not to pejorate the same by words which glance upon the purity of justice."
Etymology
From Latin peiōrāt-, the participle stem of peiorō (“make worse”), from peior (“worse”).