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exaugurate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-au-gu-rate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin exauguratus under the influence of English -ate, past participle of exaugurāre (“to deconsecrate, to profane”), from ex (“ex-: undo”) + augurāre (“to act as augur, to consecrate”), from augur + -āre (verb-forming suffix), q.v.

Usage

Inflected Forms

exaugurates (present, singular) exaugurating (participle, present) exaugurated (participle, past) exaugurated (past)

Questions

What does exaugurate mean?
To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
Where does exaugurate come from?
From Latin exauguratus under the influence of English -ate, past participle of exaugurāre (“to deconsecrate, to profane”), from ex (“ex-: undo”) + augurāre (“to act as augur, to consecrate”), from augur + -āre (verb-forming suffix), q.v.

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