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au⋅re⋅ate
[awr-ee-it, -eyt] 
–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 -ate 1
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 -ate 1
Related forms:
au⋅re⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
au⋅re⋅ate⋅ness, noun
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| au·re·ate (ôr'ē-ĭt) adj.
[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
Au"re*ate\, a. [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr. aurum gold.] Golden; gilded. --Skelton.
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