opacify

[ oh-pas-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object),o·pac·i·fied, o·pac·i·fy·ing.
  1. to cause to become opaque.

verb (used without object),o·pac·i·fied, o·pac·i·fy·ing.
  1. to become opaque.

Origin of opacify

1
1910–15; <Latin opāc(us) shaded + -ify

Other words from opacify

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

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