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premiate, v. rare.|ˈpriːmɪeɪt|
Also 7 pa. pple. premiate.
[f. ppl. stem of L. præmiārī to stipulate for a reward, also (?) to reward (f. præmium reward). Cf. OF. premier vb. (1410 in Godef.).]
trans. To reward; to award a prize to. Hence ˈpremiated ppl. a.
1537Pole Let. to Cromwell in Strype Eccl. Mem. (1721) I. App. lxxxiv. 222 If ony man had been premiate to do him service none could have don more. a1651Calderwood Hist. Kirk (Wodrow Soc.) III. 254 So she premiated and rewarded him. 1858Sat. Rev. 4 Sept. 230/2 Of all the premiated competitors Mr. Scott has proved himself to be the best man. 1892Athenæum 3 Sept. 326/3 A model of the arch..was tried over each of the premiated models. |