exaugurate
"exaugurate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exaugurate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
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Index EN-exaugurate · exaugurate · English
exaugurate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exaugurate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “exaugurate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
exaugurate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for exaugurate, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: 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. The correct English form is exaugurate, spelled E-X-A-U-G-U-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To annul the consecration of: to deconsecrate, secularize, profane, or otherwise unhallow (historical) particularly in ancient Roman contexts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how exaugurate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Tarquin] determined to exaugurate and unhallow certain churches and chappels.
Etymology
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.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.