laureate

Verb

To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities.

Adj

Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

Noun

1. (dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.
2. A graduate of a university.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɒɹ.i.ət/

Etymology

Cognate with French: lauréat

In summary

First 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.

Synonyms

prize-winner

laurels

laurel

laureled

prizewinner

Translations

lauréat

laureado

δαφνοστεφής

Preisträger

Laureat

galardonado

coronato di alloro

laureatus

mümtaz

laurear

çelenk giymeye layık

defneden yapılmış

mümtaz şair

ödül kazanmış

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