inaurateEtymologyThe verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1826; borrowed from Latin inaurātus, perfect passive participle of inaurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).inaurate means covered with gold; gilded. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.adjCovered with gold; gilded.verbTo cover with gold; to gild.“to inaurate a chalice”