Skip to main content

supererogate

/soo-per-er-uh-geyt/US // ˌsu pərˈɛr əˌgeɪt //UK // (ˌsuːpərˈɛrəˌɡeɪt) //

超越了

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    su·per·er·o·gat·ed, su·per·er·o·gat·ing.

    • : to do more than duty requires.

Examples

  • But for all that, Horse Shoe, he wa'n't going to supererogate me, without getting as good as he sent.

  • To supererogate is to overpay, or to do more than duty requires.