de·aurate \dēˈȯˌrāt\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin deauratus, past participle of deaurare, from Latin de- + aurare to cover with gold, gild, from aurum gold — more at oriole archaic: gild • de·aura·tion\ˌdēˌȯˈrāshən\noun-sarchaic