laureate

²lau·re·ate

verb \ˈlȯr-ē-ˌāt, ˈlär-\

lau·re·at·edlau·re·at·ing

Definition of LAUREATE

transitive verb

1

: to crown with or as if with a laurel wreath for excellence or achievement

2

: to appoint to the office of poet laureate

— lau·re·ation \ˌlȯr-ē-ˈā-shən, ˌlär-\ noun

First Known Use of LAUREATE

circa 1610

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody