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inaurate

inaurate verb: to cover with gold; to gild.

Verb

inaurate (third-person singular simple present inaurates, present participle inaurating, simple past and past participle inaurated)

  1. (obsolete) To cover with gold; to gild.
    • to inaurate a chalice

Adjective

inaurate (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Covered with gold; gilded.

Forms of inaurate

third-person singular presentinaurates
present participleinaurating
past participleinaurated
pastinaurated

Origin of inaurate

The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1826; borrowed from Latin inaurātus, perfect passive participle of inaurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about inaurate

What does inaurate mean?
Inaurate means to cover with gold; to gild.
What part of speech is inaurate?
Inaurate can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of inaurate?
The past tense of inaurate is inaurated.

Words near inaurate in the dictionary

  1. inaugurators
  2. inauguratory
  3. inaugured
  4. inauguring
  5. inaugurs
  6. inaurate
  7. inaurated
  8. inaurates
  9. inaurating
  10. inauration
  11. inaureole

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