deaurate
deaurate verb: to gild.
Verb
deaurate (third-person singular simple present deaurates, present participle deaurating, simple past and past participle deaurated)
- To gild.
- it is not lawfull that any thing should be in the liuely Temple of our ſoule, which is not eyther charitie, or ouer-guilded & deaurated with charity1598, Francis Meres, The Sinners Guyde. A Worke Contayning the Whole Regiment of a Christian Life
Adjective
deaurate (not comparable)
- Gilded.
- Of ſo eye bewitching a deaurate ruddie dy is the skincoat of this Lantſgraue, that happy is that nobleman who for his colours in armory can neereſt imitate his chimicall temper, nay which is more, if a man ſhould tell you that god Himens ſaffron colour’d robe were made of nothing but red herrings...1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 36
Forms of deaurate
| third-person singular present | deaurates |
|---|---|
| present participle | deaurating |
| past participle | deaurated |
| past | deaurated |
Origin of deaurate
Borrowed from Latin deaurātus, perfect passive participle of deaurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
From Middle English deaurat, from Latin deaurātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Questions about deaurate
- What does deaurate mean?
- Deaurate means to gild.
- What part of speech is deaurate?
- Deaurate can be a verb or an adjective.
- What is the past tense of deaurate?
- The past tense of deaurate is deaurated.
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