opacify
Use Opacify in a sentence
əˌfaɪ verb (used with object)
1.
to cause to become opaque.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become opaque.
Related forms
o·pac·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
o·pac·i·fi·er, noun
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| opacify | |
verb | |
| 1. | make opaque; "The glass was opacified more greater privacy" |
| 2. | become opaque; "the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind" |
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Opacify
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
| to flee; abscond: |
Example sentences
It is often helpful, especially in the abnormal mediastinum, to opacify vascular structures.
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