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supererogate

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su⋅per⋅er⋅o⋅gate

  [soo-per-er-uh-geyt]
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–verb (used without object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
to do more than duty requires.
Origin:
1730–40; < LL superērogātus (ptp. of superērogāre to pay out in addition), equiv. to super- super- + ērogātus ptp. of ērogāre to pay out, equiv. to ē- e- + rog(ere) to ask + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅er⋅o⋅ga⋅tion, noun
su⋅per⋅er⋅o⋅ga⋅tor, noun
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su·per·er·o·gate   (sōō'pər-ěr'ə-gāt')   
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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