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premiate

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[pree-mee-eyt] / ˈpri miˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

premiated, premiating
  1. to grant a prize or an award to.


Etymology

Origin of premiate

1530–40; < Medieval Latin praemiātus, past participle of praemiāre to reward ( Latin: stipulate for a reward). See premium, -ate 1

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Of the premiated designs those placed first and second are in distinct styles, the one having almost the character of François I, the other being of the time of the Empire.

From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 by Various

The qualities which made the premiated designs superior to others, were those of refinement, beauty of line, and of general proportions.

From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 by Various

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