"pejorate" meaning in English

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      "form": "pejorates",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "pejorating",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "pejorated",
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        "To become or make (something) worse; to deteriorate, to worsen."
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        [
          "become",
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        [
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          "worse",
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          "deteriorate",
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) worse; to deteriorate, to worsen."
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      "ipa": "/ˈpiːdʒəɹeɪt/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɛdʒəɹeɪt/",
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        "UK"
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  ],
  "word": "pejorate"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "pejorating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pejorated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pejorated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "pejorist"
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        "To become or make (something) worse; to deteriorate, to worsen."
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