Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To increase.
- noun The office or rank of major; majority; majorship.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office or rank of a major.
- transitive verb obsolete To augment; to increase.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
augment ; toincrease .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Latin majorare to augment. See major (adjective).
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Examples
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Salariile profesorilor, majorate doar cu 17%; alte drepturi, eşalonate
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