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aurify, v.|ˈɔːrɪfaɪ|
[f. L. auri- comb. f. aurum gold + -fy, L. -ficāre to make. Cf. F. aurifier.]
trans. and intr. To turn into gold.
1652Ashmole Theat. Chem. 369 Made full pure And aurified. 1687Turkish Spy iv. xx. 354 Mercury..aurifies the very seed of Gold. 1800Lamb in Lett. (1837) vi. 54 Guineas that now lie ripening and aurifying in..some undiscovered Potosi. |