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-fahy
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au·ri·fy
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ˈɔr
əˌfaɪ
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verb (used with object),
au·ri·fied,
au·ri·fy·ing.
1.
to cause to appear golden; gild:
Dawn came, and sunlight aurified the lead-gray ocean.
2.
to transmute into gold.
Origin:
1645–55;
auri-
1
+
-fy
Related forms
au·rif·ic
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ɪk
/
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rif
-ik
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,
adjective
au·ri·fi·ca·tion,
noun
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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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aurify
verb
1.
transform into gold
2.
turn golden
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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