aurify
[ awr-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈɔr əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), au·ri·fied, au·ri·fy·ing.
to cause to appear golden; gild: Dawn came, and sunlight aurified the lead-gray ocean.
to transmute into gold.
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au·rif·ic [aw-rif-ik] /ɔˈrɪf ɪk/, adjectiveau·ri·fi·ca·tion, nounWords nearby aurify
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