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prof·li·gate
I. \-gə̇t, -ləˌgāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Latin profligatus, from past participle of profligare to strike down, destroy, ruin, from pro- forward, down + -fligare (from fligere to strike); akin to Welsh blif catapult, Greek thlibein, (Aeol. & Ionic dialect) phlibein to squeeze, Latvian blaîzît to squeeze, crush — more at pro-
1. : completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness : abandoned to vice and corruption : shamelessly immoral
< you will find us neither profligate nor ascetic — James Hilton >
2. : wildly extravagant : criminally excessive in spending or using : recklessly wasteful
< rescue the Empire from being gambled away by incapable or profligate aristocrats — J.A.Froude >
< the profligate profusion with which they carried on bribery — Hartley Withers >
II. \-ləˌgāt\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin profligatus, past participle
archaic : to drive away : defeat, overcome
III. \-lə̇gə̇t, -lēg-, -ləˌgāt, usu -d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: profligate (I)
: a profligate person |