Associations to the word «Laureate»

LAUREATE, adjective. Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

LAUREATE, noun. (dated) One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate.

LAUREATE, noun. A graduate of a university.

LAUREATE, verb. (intransitive) To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities.

LAUREATE, noun. Someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath.

LAUREATE, adjective. Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub.