Su`per*er"o*gate (?), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Supererogated (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Supererogating.] [L.
supererogatus, p. p. of supererogare to spend or pay out
over and above; super over, above + erogare to expend or
pay out money from the public treasury after asking the consent of the
people. See Super-, and Erogate, Rogation.]
To do more than duty requires; to perform works of
supererogation; to atone (for a dificiency in another) by means of a
surplus action or quality.
The fervency of one man in prayer can not
supererogate for the coldness of another.
Milton.
Su`per*er"o*gate (?), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Supererogated (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Supererogating.] [L.
supererogatus, p. p. of supererogare to spend or pay out
over and above; super over, above + erogare to expend or
pay out money from the public treasury after asking the consent of the
people. See Super-, and Erogate, Rogation.]
To do more than duty requires; to perform works of
supererogation; to atone (for a dificiency in another) by means of a
surplus action or quality.
The fervency of one man in prayer can not
supererogate for the coldness of another.
Milton.
