exaugurate
exaugurate · exaugurates · exaugurated · exaugurating
To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise…To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
Origin
From Latin exauguratus under the influence of English -ate, past participle of exaugurāreFrom 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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Forms
exaugurates, exaugurating, exaugurated, exaugurated| Base form | exaugurate · to exaugurate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | exaugurates |
| Present participle | exaugurating |
| Past simple | exaugurated |
| Past participle | exaugurated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle