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au·re·ate

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–adjective

1.	golden or gilded.

2.	brilliant; splendid.

3.	characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME aureat < LL aureātus decorated with gold, equiv. to L aure(us) golden, of gold (aur(um) gold + -eus adj. suffix) + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

au·re·ate·ly, adverb

au·re·ate·ness, noun

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adj.

Of a golden color; gilded.
Inflated and pompous in style.

[Middle English aureat, from Late Latin aureātus, from aureus, golden, from aurum, gold.]

au're·ate·ly adv., au're·ate·ness n.

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aureate
adjective
1.	elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
2.	having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"