Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pejorate
Participle: pejorated
Gerund: pejorating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pejorate |
| you | pejorate |
| he;she;it | pejorates |
| we | pejorate |
| you | pejorate |
| they | pejorate |
Perfect
| I | have pejorated |
| you | have pejorated |
| he;she;it | has pejorated |
| we | have pejorated |
| you | have pejorated |
| they | have pejorated |
Past
| I | pejorated |
| you | pejorated |
| he;she;it | pejorated |
| we | pejorated |
| you | pejorated |
| they | pejorated |
Pluperfect
| I | had pejorated |
| you | had pejorated |
| he;she;it | had pejorated |
| we | had pejorated |
| you | had pejorated |
| they | had pejorated |
Future
| I | will pejorate |
| you | will pejorate |
| he;she;it | will pejorate |
| we | will pejorate |
| you | will pejorate |
| they | will pejorate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pejorated |
| you | will have pejorated |
| he;she;it | will have pejorated |
| we | will have pejorated |
| you | will have pejorated |
| they | will have pejorated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pejorate |
| you | pejorate |
| he;she;it | pejorate |
| we | pejorate |
| you | pejorate |
| they | pejorate |
Perfect
| I | have pejorated |
| you | have pejorated |
| he;she;it | have pejorated |
| we | have pejorated |
| you | have pejorated |
| they | have pejorated |
Imperfect
| I | pejorated |
| you | pejorated |
| he;she;it | pejorated |
| we | pejorated |
| you | pejorated |
| they | pejorated |
Pluperfect
| I | had pejorated |
| you | had pejorated |
| he;she;it | had pejorated |
| we | had pejorated |
| you | had pejorated |
| they | had pejorated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pejorate |
| you | would pejorate |
| he;she;it | would pejorate |
| we | would pejorate |
| you | would pejorate |
| they | would pejorate |
Perfect
| I | would have pejorated |
| you | would have pejorated |
| he;she;it | would have pejorated |
| we | would have pejorated |
| you | would have pejorated |
| they | would have pejorated |
Imperative
| you | pejorate |
| we | Let's pejorate |
| you | pejorate |
Verbs conjugated like 'pejorate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pejorate'
perorate,
decorate,
dejerate,
exorate,
majorate,
memorate,
pejorize,
perforate,
prorate,
remorate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make or render worse
- adulterate, aggravate, canker, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, degrade, deteriorate, envenom, exacerbate, impair, infect, set back, stain, vitiate, weaken
Antonyms
- to make better
- aggravate, deteriorate, improve, worsen
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Latin peiōrāt-, the participle stem of peiorō (“worsen”), from peior (“worse”).
Sample Sentences
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You do not appear to me to recognize the gravity of your situation, or you would be more careful not to pejorate the same by words which glance upon the purity of justice. [1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Lord Advocate Prestongrange”, in Catriona, London; Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 49:]