rubify
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- unrubified adjective
Etymology
Origin of rubify
1350–1400; Middle English rubifien < Old French rubifier ≪ Latin rubefacere; rubefacient, -ify
Example Sentences
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He had heard him indeed speak of 'rubify me' and 'minions,' but knew not what this meant.
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V. be red, become red &c. adj.; blush, flush, color up, mantle, redden. render red &c. adj.; redden, rouge; rubify†, rubricate; incarnadine.; ruddle†.
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What is this thou sendest to say to me with thy "rubify me" and thy "minions"?
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