profligate
To drive away; to overcomeTo drive away; to overcome.
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» He was a drunkard and a profligate.
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1 senses(obsolete)To drive away; to overcome.
Examples
3 sentencesHe was a drunkard and a profligate.
City were profligate in front of goal, wasting chance after chance.
ruКоманда "Манчестер Сити" небрежно играла перед воротами, упуская шанс за шансом. — carlosalberto
deCity war vor dem Tor sehr nachlässig und vergab Chance um Chance. — carlosalberto
Tom is a careless profligate.
Origin
The adjective is first attested in 1535, the verb in 1542; borrowed from Latin prōflīgātusThe adjective is first attested in 1535, the verb in 1542; borrowed from Latin prōflīgātus, perfect passive participle of prōflīgō (“to strike down, cast down”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 an 3) and pro-), from prō- (“forward”) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) + -ō (1st conjugation compound verb-forming suffix). Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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Forms
profligates, profligating, profligated, profligated| Base form | profligate · to profligate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | profligates |
| Present participle | profligating |
| Past simple | profligated |
| Past participle | profligated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.