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opacify

[ oh-pas-uh-fahy ]
/ oʊˈpæs əˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), o·pac·i·fied, o·pac·i·fy·ing.
to cause to become opaque.
verb (used without object), o·pac·i·fied, o·pac·i·fy·ing.
to become opaque.
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Origin of opacify

1910–15; <Latin opāc(us) shaded + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM opacify

o·pac·i·fi·ca·tion, nouno·pac·i·fi·er, noun

Words nearby opacify

ooze, ooze leather, oozy, op, OPA, opacify, opacity, opacus, opah, opal, opalesce
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