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supererogation

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su·per·er·o·gate  (spr-r-gt)
intr.v. su·per·er·o·gat·ed, su·per·er·o·gat·ing, su·per·er·o·gates
To do more than is required, ordered, or expected.
[Late Latin superrogre, superrogt-, to spend over and above : Latin super-, super- + Latin rogre, to spend (-, ex-, ex- + rogre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots).]
super·ero·gation (-gshn) n.
supererogation
Noun
the act of doing more work than is required [Latin supererogare to spend over and above]
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Noun1.supererogation - an effort above and beyond the call of duty
elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"


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Some years ago I might have been induced, by an occasion like the present, to attempt a formal refutation of their doctrine; at present it would be a work of supererogation.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Astor for his act of supererogation in furnishing orders for the control of the ship while they were on board, instead of leaving them to be the judges where it would be best for her to touch, and how long to remain.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
“I would fain establish a right, Natty, to the honor of this death; and surely if the hit in the neck be mine it is enough; for the shot in the heart was unnecessary—what we call an act of supererogation, Leather-Stocking.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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