august

adj

Etymology: From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of August and Augustus.

1. Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

   “an august patron of the arts”

   “In the book of Pſalms there are many things ſaid of David, which ſeem capable of a much auguſter ſenſe than can be pretended to be anſwered by any thing that befel himſelf.”

2. Of noble birth.

   “an august lineage”

   “A branch of the house of Lorraine, in comparison with which even the royal race of Capet was mean, the Guises traced back their august lineage through a long line of warrior princes to the Imperial figure of Charlemagne.”

name

Etymology: In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August, from Latin Augustus.

1. A male given name from Latin.

   “Thirteen year old August is the eldest; he begins to pull the kite downward. Like his sister and brother, June and July, he has been named after the month in which he was born.”

2. A surname from Latin.
3. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

noun

1. Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”).

verb

Etymology: From August.

1. To make ripe; ripen.
2. To bring to realization.

   “By divine science and cœlestial art / He for the cause of the dear nations toiled, / And augusted man's heavenly hopes that so, / […] / he might, by awful rites / […] / Adhæsion with Divinity achieve.”