perfectionate

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make perfect or complete; to perfect. archaic,transitive
    — [P]ainters and sculptors, cjoosing the most elegant natural beauties, perfectionate the idea, and advance their art above Nature itself in her individual productions; which is the utmost mastery of human performance.

词形变化

perfectionates present,singular,third-person perfectionating participle,present perfectionated participle,past perfectionated past

词源

Borrowed from Middle French perfectionner (with common translation of French -er to English -ate; as in assassinate). Equivalent to perfection + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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