"profligate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑːflɪɡət/ [US], /ˈpɹɒflɪɡeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑːflɪɡeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-profligate-adj.ogg , en-us-profligate-v.ogg Forms: more profligate [comparative], most profligate [superlative]
enPR: prŏʹflĭgət [US], prŏʹflĭgāt [US] Etymology: From Latin prōflīgātus (“wretched, abandoned”), participle of prōflīgō (“strike down, cast down”), from pro (“forward”) + fligere (“to strike, dash”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-}}, {{uder|en|la|prōflīgātus||wretched, abandoned}} Latin prōflīgātus (“wretched, abandoned”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} profligate (comparative more profligate, superlative most profligate)
  1. Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly. Synonyms: extravagant, wasteful, prodigal, prodigal Translations (inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly): ἄσωτος (ásōtos) (Ancient Greek), bədxərc (Azerbaijani), israfcıl (Azerbaijani), разточителен (raztočitelen) (Bulgarian), 奢靡 (shēmí) (Chinese Mandarin), 揮霍 /挥霍 (huīhuò) (Chinese Mandarin), 揮霍無度 /挥霍无度 (huīhuòwúdù) (Chinese Mandarin), verkwistend (Dutch), tuhlaavainen (Finnish), dépensier (French), gastador (Galician), pródigo (Galician), perdulario (Galician), verschwenderisch (German), tékozló (Hungarian), berfoya-foya (Indonesian), dissoluto (Italian), rukeruke (Maori), whiuwhiu (Maori), ngutuhore (Maori), rozrzutny (Polish), неэконо́мный (neekonómnyj) (Russian), расточи́тельный (rastočítelʹnyj) (Russian), disoluto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-profligate-en-adj--wK6MAGC Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norman translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 10 31 27 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 16 9 32 26 10 6 Disambiguation of 'inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly': 93 1 6
  2. Immoral; abandoned to vice. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: immoral, licentious Translations (immoral; abandoned to vice): ἄσωτος (ásōtos) (Ancient Greek), անառակ (anaṙak) (Armenian), разпуснат (razpusnat) (Bulgarian), развратен (razvraten) (Bulgarian), 淫靡 (yínmǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 荒淫 (huāngyín) (Chinese Mandarin), losbandig (Dutch), paheellinen (Finnish), disoluto (Galician), libertino (Galician), licencioso (Galician), erkölcstelen (Hungarian), feslett (Hungarian), dissoluto (Italian), распу́тный (raspútnyj) (Russian), развра́тный (razvrátnyj) (Russian), inmoral (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-profligate-en-adj-uSbtOHfc Disambiguation of Personality: 8 43 1 20 27 1 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 10 31 27 11 6 Disambiguation of 'immoral; abandoned to vice': 1 97 1
  3. (obsolete) Overthrown, ruined. Tags: obsolete
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: profligacy, profligately, profligateness

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑːflɪɡət/ [US], /ˈpɹɒflɪɡeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑːflɪɡeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-profligate-adj.ogg , en-us-profligate-v.ogg Forms: profligates [plural]
enPR: prŏʹflĭgət [US], prŏʹflĭgāt [US] Etymology: From Latin prōflīgātus (“wretched, abandoned”), participle of prōflīgō (“strike down, cast down”), from pro (“forward”) + fligere (“to strike, dash”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-}}, {{uder|en|la|prōflīgātus||wretched, abandoned}} Latin prōflīgātus (“wretched, abandoned”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} profligate (plural profligates)
  1. An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person. Translations (abandoned person): развратник (razvratnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), развра́тник (razvrátnik) [masculine] (Russian), распу́тник (raspútnik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-profligate-en-noun-oWYpGAbK Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norman translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 10 31 27 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 16 9 32 26 10 6 Disambiguation of 'abandoned person': 92 8
  2. An overly wasteful or extravagant individual. Synonyms: wastrel, spendthrift, prodigal Translations (overly wasteful or extravagant individual): прахосник (prahosnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), расточи́тель (rastočítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), транжи́р (tranžír) [masculine] (Russian), мот (mot) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-profligate-en-noun-hBDoAS-v Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norman translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 10 31 27 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 16 9 32 26 10 6 Disambiguation of 'overly wasteful or extravagant individual': 5 95

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑːflɪɡət/ [US], /ˈpɹɒflɪɡeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑːflɪɡeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-profligate-adj.ogg , en-us-profligate-v.ogg Forms: profligates [present, singular, third-person], profligating [participle, present], profligated [participle, past], profligated [past]
enPR: prŏʹflĭgət [US], prŏʹflĭgāt [US] Etymology: From Latin prōflīgātus (“wretched, abandoned”), participle of prōflīgō (“strike down, cast down”), from pro (“forward”) + fligere (“to strike, dash”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-}}, {{uder|en|la|prōflīgātus||wretched, abandoned}} Latin prōflīgātus (“wretched, abandoned”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} profligate (third-person singular simple present profligates, present participle profligating, simple past and past participle profligated)
  1. (obsolete) To drive away; to overcome. Tags: obsolete Related terms: profligation
    Sense id: en-profligate-en-verb-mm18IFR3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "libertino"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly",
      "word": "tuhlaavainen"
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      "word": "dépensier"
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      "sense": "inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly",
      "word": "gastador"
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      "sense": "inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly",
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      "sense": "inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly",
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      "word": "tékozló"
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      "sense": "inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly",
      "word": "berfoya-foya"
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      "code": "it",
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