aprimorate
/əˈpɹɪməˌɹeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Before the low levels of satisfaction with the infrastructure of the courses, with the curriculum and development of the curriculum and with the teaching group [staff], the results of this research showed the needy^([sic – meaning need]) for an reestructuration of the curriculum^([sic – meaning a curricular restructuring]) in all those courses, and a reciclage^([sic – meaning retraining]) of the teaching group, in order to apprimorate the teaching of accountancy in those states."
- "The present work aimed to aprimorate sodium metabisulfite's dosage in influents containing hexavalent chromium in acid medium (pH = 2), defining Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) control^([sic – meaning estimating the redox potential]) (set point) and [the] most adequate dosage criterium to be used to produce wastewater with concentrations of hexavalent chromium equal to 0.01, 0.1, 0.5 e^([sic – meaning and]) 1.5 ppm."
- "The next steps will be to analyze the uptake of each PS [photosensitizer], even if it is by fluorescence spectroscopy or by fluorescence microscopy, to aprimorate the conditions used for each."
- "More recently, the same authors aprimorated the intestine-on-a-chip to recapitulate the dynamic host-microbiota interface."
- "In adults, a physically active lifestyle it's^([sic – meaning is]) related to a decrease in the occurrence of several chronic-degenerative diseases such as a reduction in cardiovascular death index and general^([sic]). A high quantity of physical activity collaborates to aprimorate the lipid and metabolic profile and decrease the predominance of obesity in both children and adolescents."
- "This network was transformed in the first task force of INFOCUS-LATAM that will coordinate initiatives of educational programs and discussion of regional guidelines for aprimorating the clinical management of fungal infections in pediatric patients."
Etymology
PIE word *h₂éd From Portuguese aprimorar + -ate (verb-forming suffix), as a mistranslation by Portuguese speakers. The earliest known use is in a 1988 Brazilian thesis (see the quotation), although it has likely been re-formed independently on multiple occasions. Aprimorar is derived from a- (causal prefix) + primor (“excellence; perfection”, from Latin prīmōris (“first”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before; in front”)) + -ar (impersonal infinitive suffix). The alternative spelling apprimorate is likely due to its resemblance to other Latinate verbs such as approve.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *preh₂-, prīmōris
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈpɹɪməˌɹeɪt/
- British English: /əˈpɹɪməˌɹeɪt/