inaurate

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verb

To cover with gold; to gild.

“to inaurate a chalice”

OriginLatin inaurātus →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person inaurates · participle present inaurating · participle past inaurated · past inaurated

  1. obsoleteTo cover with gold; to gild.

    to inaurate a chalice

adjectiveinaurate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareCovered with gold; gilded.

Origin

  1. Latininaurātus
  2. Englishinaurate

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).

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Translations

Bulgarian позлатявам, позлатен
  • позлатявам (pozlatjavam)To cover with gold
  • позлатен (pozlaten)Covered with gold

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

traineau
Cite this entry
APA

inaurate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inaurate

MLA

“inaurate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inaurate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inaurate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inaurate.

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