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aprimorate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• əprĭm′ərāt′ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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• /əˈpɹɪməˌɹeɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

PIE word *h₂éd From Portuguese aprimorar + -ate (verb-forming suffix), as a mistranslation by Portuguese speakers. The earliest known use is in a 1988 Brazilian thesis (see the quotation), although it has likely been re-formed independently on multiple occasions. Aprimorar is derived from a- (causal prefix) + primor (“excellence; perfection”, from Latin prīmōris (“first”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before; in front”)) + -ar (impersonal infinitive suffix). The alternative spelling apprimorate is likely due to its resemblance to other Latinate verbs such as approve.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:non-native speakers' English, transitive) To raise (something) to a better state; to elevate, to improve, to refine.
   • Before the low levels of satisfaction with the infrastructure of the courses, with the curriculum and development of the curriculum and with the teaching group [staff], the results of this research showed the needy^([sic – meaning need]) for an reestructuration of the curriculum^([sic – meaning a curricular restructuring]) in all those courses, and a reciclage^([sic – meaning retraining]) of the teaching group, in order to apprimorate the teaching of accountancy in those states. 1988 August, Luiz Carlos de Mesquita, “Abstract [English translation]”, in O Ensino Superior de Ciências Contábeis nos Estados de Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul: Estudo de Casos [Higher Education in Accounting Sciences in the States of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul: A Case Study] (Master of Accounting Sciences thesis), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Instituto Superior de Estudos Contábeis, published 23 January 2012, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025, page ix:
   • This network was transformed in the first task force of INFOCUS-LATAM that will coordinate initiatives of educational programs and discussion of regional guidelines for aprimorating the clinical management of fungal infections in pediatric patients. [2025] (date accessed), “Achievements”, in Infocus LATAM: Latin American Forum of Fungal Infections in Clinical Practice, Brazil, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025:
   • More recently, the same authors aprimorated the intestine-on-a-chip to recapitulate the dynamic host-microbiota interface. 2021, Cláudia Azevedo, “Intestinal Models for Preclinical Validation”, in New Engineered FcRn-targeting Nanoplatforms for Oral Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals (Doctor of Biomedical Sciences dissertation), Porto, Porto District, Portugal: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, published 1 April 2021, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2024, page 29:
   • The next steps will be to analyze the uptake of each PS [photosensitizer], even if it is by fluorescence spectroscopy or by fluorescence microscopy, to aprimorate the conditions used for each. 2016, Inês Mendes Sardo, “Conclusion and Future Perspectives”, in Avaliação de Potenciais Agentes Anti-tumorais para Terapia Fotodinâmica [Assessment of Potential Anti-tumour Agents for Photodynamic Therapy] (Master of Molecular and Cellular Biology dissertation), Aveiro, Centro Region, Portugal: Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, published 15 December 2018, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2024, page 45:
   • The present work aimed to aprimorate sodium metabisulfite's dosage in influents containing hexavalent chromium in acid medium (pH = 2), defining Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) control^([sic – meaning estimating the redox potential]) (set point) and [the] most adequate dosage criterium to be used to produce wastewater with concentrations of hexavalent chromium equal to 0.01, 0.1, 0.5 e^([sic – meaning and]) 1.5 ppm. 2003 March, Marcio Antonio da Silva Pimentel, “Abstract [English translation]”, in Controle da Dosagem de Metabissulfito de Sódio em Efluentes Contendo Cromo Hexavalente [Control of Sodium Metabisulfite Dosage in Effluents Containing Hexavalent Chromium] (unpublished doctoral dissertation), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério de Saúde, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2024, page vii:
   • In adults, a physically active lifestyle it's^([sic – meaning is]) related to a decrease in the occurrence of several chronic-degenerative diseases such as a reduction in cardiovascular death index and general^([sic]). A high quantity of physical activity collaborates to aprimorate the lipid and metabolic profile and decrease the predominance of obesity in both children and adolescents. 2023 January 15, Débora Ferreira Moraes Guimarães, Antônio Coppi Navarro, “Physical Activity, Sleep Quality and Mental Health in Schoolchildren: Systematic Review”, in Revista Brasileira de Prescrição e Fisiologia do Exercício [Brazilian Journal of Exercise Prescription and Physiology], volume 17, number 107, São Paulo, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício [Brazilian Institute for Research and Education in Exercise Physiology], published 15 January 2023, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2025, page 2, column 1:

Forms

Relateds

aprimoration

Synonyms

batten · meliorate · hone · aprimorate (non-native speakers’ English (chiefly Portuguese)) · refine · improve · sublimate · better · enhance · get better · ameliorate · amend · look up