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au·re·ate  (ôr-t)

adj.

1. Of a golden color; gilded.

2. Inflated and pompous in style.

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[Middle English aureat, from Late Latin auretus, from aureus, golden, from aurum, gold.]

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aure·ate·ly adv.

aure·ate·ness n.

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aureate [ˈɔːrɪɪt -ˌeɪt]

adj

1. covered with gold; gilded

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a golden colour

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of a style of writing or speaking) excessively elaborate or ornate; florid

[from Late Latin aureātus gilded, from Latin aureus golden, from aurum gold]

aureately  adv

aureateness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	aureate - elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" florid, flamboyant fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
	2.	aureate - having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" gilded, gilt, golden, gold chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue