laureate
To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at…To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities.
» Professor Reinhard Selten, Nobel laureate in economics, said: Esperanto is good for the mind.
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1 sensesTo honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities.
венча́тьvenčátʹ, уве́нчиватьuvénčivatʹ, увенча́тьuvenčátʹ
Examples
1 sentencesProfessor Reinhard Selten, Nobel laureate in economics, said: Esperanto is good for the mind.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
First attested during the end of the 15th century, in Middle English; borrowed from LatinFirst attested during the end of the 15th century, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin laureātus, from laurea (“laurel crown, wreath”, a high reward given to poets and later to the triumphant) + -ātus (forming adjectives indicating possession) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from laureus (“of laurel”), from laurus (“laurel”). The verb was formed by metanalysis, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French lauréat.
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Forms
laureates, laureating, laureated, laureatedWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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