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premiate

[pree-mee-eyt]

pre·mi·ate

[pree-mee-eyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to grant a prize or an award to.

Origin:
1530–40; < Medieval Latin praemiātus, past participle of praemiāre to reward (Latin: stipulate for a reward). See premium, -ate1
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