laureate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin laureatus, from laurea (laurel tree), from laureus (of laurel), from laurus (laurel). Compare French lauréat.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈlɒ.ɹiː.ət/, /ˈlɔː(ɹ).iː.ət/, SAMPA: /"lQri:.@t/, /"lO:(r).i:.@t/

[edit] Adjective

laureate (not comparable)

Positive
laureate

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Crowned, or decked, with laurel - Geoffrey Chaucer

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[edit] Noun

Singular
laureate

Plural
laureates

laureate (plural laureates)

  1. One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate. A learned laureate - Cleveland

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to laureate

Third person singular
laureates

Simple past
laureated

Past participle
laureated

Present participle
laureating

to laureate (third-person singular simple present laureates, present participle laureating, simple past and past participle laureated)

  1. (intransitive): To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities.

[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

laureate f.

  1. Feminine plural form of laureato

[edit] Noun

laureate f.

  1. Plural form of laureata.

[edit] Verb

laureate

  1. Feminine plural of laureato.