deaurate

transitive verb

de·​aurate

dēˈȯˌrāt

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic

: gild

deauration

ˌdēˌȯˈrāshən

noun

plural -s

archaic

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin deauratus, past participle of deaurare, from Latin de- + aurare to cover with gold, gild, from aurum gold

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