English Explanatory Dictionary

inaurate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cover with gold; to gild.
adj
  1. Covered with gold; gilded.

Word forms

inaurate inaurates inaurating inaurated

Etymology

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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