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aurify

American  
[awr-uh-fahy] / ˈɔr əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

aurified, aurifying

  1. to cause to appear golden; gild.

    Dawn came, and sunlight aurified the lead-gray ocean.

  2. to transmute into gold.

Other Word Forms

  • aurific adjective
  • aurification noun

Etymology

Origin of aurify

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

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