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- [awr-uh-fahy]
- /ˈɔr əˌfaɪ/
- /ˈɔːrɪfˌaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awr-uh-fahy]
- /ˈɔr əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of aurify word
- verb aurify to turn into gold 3
- verb with object aurify to cause to appear golden; gild: Dawn came, and sunlight aurified the lead-gray ocean. 1
- verb with object aurify to transmute into gold. 1
- noun aurify (rare) To turn into gold. 1
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Origin of aurify
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; auri-1 + -fy
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Parts of speech for Aurify
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aurify popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for aurify
verb aurify
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
- adorn — If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
- plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
- varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- whitewash — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
Antonyms for aurify
verb aurify
- strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
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