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exaugurating

exaugurating is the present participle and gerund of exaugurate.

Meaning of exaugurate

Verb

exaugurate (third-person singular simple present exaugurates, present participle exaugurating, simple past and past participle exaugurated)

  1. (archaic, transitive) 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. […]...

Questions about exaugurating

What is exaugurating the present participle and gerund of?
Exaugurating is the present participle and gerund of exaugurate.

Words near exaugurating in the dictionary

  1. exauctorates
  2. Exaudi
  3. exaugurate
  4. exaugurated
  5. exaugurates
  6. exaugurating
  7. exauguration
  8. exaugurations
  9. exauthorate
  10. exauthorated
  11. exauthorates

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