aureate

UK: /ˈɔːrɪɪt/ US: (ôr′ē it, -āt′)

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au•re•ate  (ôr′ē it, -āt′), adj. 

1. golden or gilded.
2. brilliant;
   splendid.
3. characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking.

• Late Latin aureātus decorated with gold, equivalent. to Latin aure(us) golden, of gold (aur(um) gold + -eus adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ātus -ate¹
• late Middle English aureat 1400–50

au′re•ate•ly, adv. 
au′re•ate•ness, n. 

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aureate / ˈɔːrɪɪt -ˌeɪt/ adjective

1. covered with gold; gilded
2. (of a style of writing or speaking) excessively elaborate or ornate; florid

Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin aureātus gilded, from Latin aureus golden, from aurum gold