Exorbitate

/ɛkˈsɔrbɪteɪt/ verb

Definition

To go beyond proper limits; to exceed reasonable bounds or orbit in behavior or demands.

Etymology

From Late Latin exorbitare, composed of ex- (out) and orbita (orbit, track). The verb form emerged alongside the adjective and noun forms in Late Latin and entered English in the 15th-16th centuries.

Kelly Says

This verb is rarely used in modern English, but when it does appear, it's usually in legal or formal contexts discussing someone who has 'exceeded their authority'—the word carries an impressive weight of transgression, like stepping outside invisible boundaries!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብዙ
b-zu
ARالعربية
مفرط
mufraṭ
BNবাংলা
অতিরিক্ত
oti-rik-to
CACatalà
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan
CSČeština
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan-t
DADansk
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan
DEDeutsch
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan-t
ELΕλληνικά
απρόσιτος
a-pro-si-tos
ESEspañol
exorbitante
eks-or-bee-tan-te
FAفارسی
غیرمنطقی
ghair-man-ta-qi
FISuomi
liioitteleva
li-io-i-tel-le-va
FRFrançais
exorbitant
eks-or-bee-tan
GUGU
અતિશય
a-ti-shay
HAHA
dafa
da-fa
HEעברית
מופרז
mi-p-ra-z
HIहिन्दी
अत्यधिक
atyadhik
HUMagyar
exorbitáns
eks-or-bi-tan-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlebihan
ber-le-bee-han
IGIG
ike
i-ke
ITItaliano
esorbitante
es-or-bi-tan-te
JA日本語
高額な
こうかくな
KKKK
ауыс
aw-ys
KMKM
ច្រើនពេक्षा
chreu-n pe-k-sa
KO한국어
과도한
gwa-do-han
MRMR
अतिरेक
a-ti-rek
MSBahasa Melayu
berlebihan
ber-le-bee-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်း
kya-n
NLNederlands
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan
NONorsk
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan
PAPA
अति
a-ti
PLPolski
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan-t
PTPortuguês
exorbitante
eks-or-bi-tan-te
RORomână
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan-t
RUРусский
неоправданно дорогой
nee-oh-prah-vdan-no do-ro-gay
SVSvenska
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan
SWKiswahili
exorbitant
eks-or-bi-tan
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக
a-dhi-ka-ma-ga
TEతెలుగు
అతిగా
a-ti-ga
THไทย
เกินสมควร
geun som-khun
TLTL
labis
la-bis
TRTürkçe
abartılı
ab-ar-ti-li
UKУкраїнська
занадто дорогий
za-na-d-to do-ro-hiy
URاردو
غیرمعقول
ghair-mu-qa-ul
VITiếng Việt
quá mức
kwa mehk
YOYO
gba gba
gba gba
ZH中文
过分
guòfèn
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngap-han-dle

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