aurify

[ awr-uh-fahy ]
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verb (used with object),au·ri·fied, au·ri·fy·ing.
  1. to cause to appear golden; gild: Dawn came, and sunlight aurified the lead-gray ocean.

  2. to transmute into gold.

Origin of aurify

1
First recorded in 1645–55; auri-1 + -fy

Other words from aurify

  • au·rif·ic [aw-rif-ik], /ɔˈrɪf ɪk/, adjective
  • au·ri·fi·ca·tion, noun

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