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laureate(2) (iou)



laureate verb trans. LME.
[In sense 1 from medieval Latin laureare (see LAUREATE adjective & noun); in sense 2 from the adjective: see -ATE3.]
Crown with laurel as a mark of honour; crown as victor, poet, etc.; confer honourable distinction upon. LME.
spec.
a. Confer a university degree on; in pass., graduate. M17.
b. Appoint to the office of poet laureate. E18.