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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 (verb-forming suffix), q.v.

verb exaugurates · exaugurating · exaugurated

archaic, transitive To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts. [Tarquin] determined to exaugurate and unhallow certain churches and chappels.

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@misc{exaugurate_2026,
  title = {exaugurate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exaugurate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}