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su·per·er·o·gate

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–verb (used without object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.

to do more than duty requires.

[Origin: 1730–40; < LL superérogātus (ptp. of superérogāre to pay out in addition), equiv. to super- super- + érogātus ptp. of érogāre to pay out, equiv. to é- e- + rog(ere) to ask + -ātus -ate¹

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su·per·er·o·ga·tion, noun

su·per·er·o·ga·tor, noun

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su·per·er·o·gate Audio Help (sōō'pər-ěr'ə-gāt') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. su·per·er·o·gat·ed, su·per·er·o·gat·ing, su·per·er·o·gates
To do more than is required, ordered, or expected.

[Late Latin superērogāre, superērogāt-, to spend over and above : Latin super-, super- + Latin ērogāre, to spend (ē-, ex-, ex- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots).]

su'per·er'o·ga'tion (-gā'shən) n.

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