INAURATE

Etymology

Adjective

inaurate (not comparable)

Covered with gold; gilded.

Verb

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

(obsolete) To cover with gold; to gild.

Source: Wiktionary


In*au"rate, a. Etym: [L. inauratus, p. p. inaurare to gild; pref. in- in + aurum gold.]

Definition: Covered with gold; gilded.

In*au"rate, v. t.

Definition: To cover with gold; to gild.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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