exauthorate en · VERB
Etymology
From Latin exauctoratus, past participle of exauctorare (“to dismiss”), from ex (“out”) + auctorare (“to bind to something, to hire”), from auctor. See author.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To deprive of authority or power
Exauthorated for their unworthiness.
1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exauthorates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| exauthorating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exauthorated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exauthorated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| exauctorate | alternative | lexicographic |