su|per|er|o|gate

su|per|er|o|gate
su|per|er|o|gate «SOO puhr EHR uh gayt», intransitive verb, -gat|ed, -gat|ing.
1. to do more than is commanded or required.
2. to make up (for) by excess: »

The fervency of one man in prayer cannot supererogate for the coldness of another (Milton).

[< Late Latin superērogāre (with English -ate1); see etym. under supererogation (Cf.supererogation)]

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