"perfectionate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: perfectionates [present, singular, third-person], perfectionating [participle, present], perfectionated [participle, past], perfectionated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French perfectionner; equivalent to perfection + -ate. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|frm|perfectionner|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French perfectionner, {{bor+|en|frm|perfectionner}} Borrowed from Middle French perfectionner, {{suffix|en|perfection|ate}} perfection + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} perfectionate (third-person singular simple present perfectionates, present participle perfectionating, simple past and past participle perfectionated)
  1. (transitive, now rare) To make perfect or complete; to perfect. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-perfectionate-en-verb-lcMPMe8b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate

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