aureate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aureatus (“adorned or decorated with gold”). Equivalent to Latin aureus (“golden, gilded”) +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹiːət/ Hyphenation: au‧re‧ate === Adjective === aureate (comparative more aureate, superlative most aureate) Golden in color or shine. 14th–15th century, John Lydgate, A Balade in Commendation of Our Lady, lines 12–14: O wynd of grace, now blowe into my saile, / O auriat lycour of Clyo, for to wryte / Mi penne enspire of that I wold endyte. (rhetoric) Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin. ==== Derived terms ==== aureation ==== Related terms ==== auric aurous ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Adjective === aureāte vocative masculine singular of aureātus