aprimorate means to raise (something) to a better state; to elevate, to improve, to refine. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
aprimorate is pronounced /əˈpɹɪməˌɹeɪt/.
Etymology
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.
verb
- 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 t”