pregravate

verb

1. To bear down; to depress.

   rare

   The clog that the body brings with it cannot but pregravate and trouble the soul in all her performances

Where it comes from

From Latin praegravatus, past participle of praegravare (“to be heavy upon”), from praegravis (“very heavy”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pregravate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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