exaugurate
exaugurate verb: to annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
Verb
exaugurate (third-person singular simple present exaugurates, present participle exaugurating, simple past and past participle exaugurated)
- To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
- [Tarquin] determined to exaugurate and unhallow certain churches and chappels.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book I.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […]...
Forms of exaugurate
| third-person singular present | exaugurates |
|---|---|
| present participle | exaugurating |
| past participle | exaugurated |
| past | exaugurated |
Origin of exaugurate
From Latin exauguratus under the influence of English -ate, past participle of exaugurāre (“to deconsecrate, to profane”), from ex (“ex-: undo”) + augurāre (“to act as augur, to consecrate”), from augur + -āre (verb-forming suffix), q.v.
Questions about exaugurate
- What does exaugurate mean?
- Exaugurate means to annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
- What part of speech is exaugurate?
- Exaugurate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of exaugurate?
- The past tense of exaugurate is exaugurated.
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