aurify

[awr-uh-fahy]

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.

Origin of aurify

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

Related formsau·rif·ic

[aw-rif-ik] /ɔˈrɪf ɪk/, adjectiveau·ri·fi·ca·tion, noun