august

adjective2

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

   • 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. — 1796
2. •
   Of noble birth.

verb2

1. •
   (no longer used, rare) To make ripe; ripen.
2. •
   (no longer used, rare) To bring to realization.

   • By divine science and coelestial art / He for the cause of the dear nations toiled, / And augusted man's heavenly hopes that so, / […] / he might, by awful rites / […] / Adhaesion with Divinity achieve. — 1855

noun1

1. •
   the month of the year after July and before September

   • Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound. — 2025