“majorate”的英英意思

单词	majorate
释义	▪ I. majorate, n. rare—0.|ˈmeɪdʒəreɪt| [f. major n.1 + -ate1; cf. F. majorat in the same sense.] The rank or office of a major; a majority. 1822Booth Analyt. Dict. 127 That [sc. the rank or office] of a Major is a Majorate, or a Majority. ▪ II. † majorate, v. Obs. rare—1. [f. med.L. mājōrāt-, ppl. stem of mājōrāre, f. L. mājōr-em greater: see major a.] trans. To make greater; to cause to increase or develop. 1656Blount Glossogr., Majorate, to make greater.1660Howell Parley 142 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.

　

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