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PEJORATE
Definition of PEJORATE
verb
To become or make (something) worse; to deteriorate, to worsen.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin peiōrāt-, the participle stem of peiorō (“worsen”), from peior (“worse”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PEJORATE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEJORATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEJORATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEJOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PEJORA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PEJORATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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