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English
Etymology
From 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 (“forming verbs”), q.v.
Verb
exaugurate (third-person singular simple present exaugurates, present participle exaugurating, simple past and past participle exaugurated)
- (archaic, transitive) To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. , (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: Adam Islip, →OCLC:[Tarquin] determined to exaugurate and unhallow certain churches and chappels.
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