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rubefy (ˈruːbɪˌfaɪ)

—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
	(tr) to make red, esp (of a counterirritant) to make the skin go red

[C19: from Latin rubefacere, from rubeus red + facere to make]

rubefacient

—*adj*, —n

rubefaction

—n

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