inaureole
inaureole verb: to give (someone) a halo; to surround (someone or something) with light.
Verb
inaureole (third-person singular simple present inaureoles, present participle inaureoling, simple past and past participle inaureoled)
- To give (someone) a halo; to surround (someone or something) with light.
- Light most heavenly-human— / […] / With a sun derivèd stole / Did inaureole / All her lovely body round; […]1897, Francis Thompson, “[Sight and Insight.] The Mistress of Vision.”, in New Poems, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable and Co., →OCLC, stanza VI, page 5
- So leave we them, each head inaureoled
With the awakening spring’s young sunlight-gold.1918, Geoffrey Bache Smith, “Glastonbury”, in A Spring Harvest, London: Erskine Macdonald, page 17
- Synonyms:
- halo
Synonyms of inaureole
Forms of inaureole
| third-person singular present | inaureoles |
|---|---|
| present participle | inaureoling |
| past participle | inaureoled |
| past | inaureoled |
Origin of inaureole
From in- + aureole.
Questions about inaureole
- What does inaureole mean?
- Inaureole means to give (someone) a halo; to surround (someone or something) with light.
- What part of speech is inaureole?
- Inaureole is a verb.
- What is the past tense of inaureole?
- The past tense of inaureole is inaureoled.
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