albifyv.

Brit.

/ˈalbᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈælbəˌfaɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin albificare.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin albificare to make white (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin albus white (see album n.²) + -ficāre -fy suffix. Compare Middle French albifier (16th cent.), Old Occitan albificar (14th cent.). Compare earlier albification n.

Now archaic and rare.

transitive. †To make white; to whiten (obsolete). Also intransitive: to become or turn white.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitening > make white [verb (transitive)]

whiteOE

emblanch1393

blank1484

whiten1552

frost1596

albify1599

frostbite?1605

hoar1605

dealbate1623

impearl1640

marble1658

bewhite1678

whiten1699

rewhiten1725

bewhiten1810

ermine1825

powder1890

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 73/2 It..exempteth all impuritye, and albifyeth the teeth.

1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. I4^v As a red Bricke by water's Albified.

1659 J. H. tr. Paracelsus his Aurora & Treasure of Philosophers xvii. 53 Tis dissolved by it self, coupled by it self, albifyes, and rubifyes.

?1720 in Wisdom reputed Folly 22 Our Water dissolves Bodies, calcines them, reduces them into Earth, and transforms them into Ashes, albifies and cleanses them.

1801 in S. J. Pratt Gleanings in Eng. II. ix. 72 [The powder] Albifies the teeth, Dulcifies the voice, Purifies the breath, And gives an agreeable rubicundity to the visage.

1991 E. S. Connell Alchymist's Jrnl. (1992) 184 Luna welcomes Aries, chymists labor. Metal albifies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	albify
释义	albifyv. Brit. /ˈalbᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈælbəˌfaɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin albificare. Etymology: < post-classical Latin albificare to make white (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin albus white (see album n.²) + -ficāre -fy suffix. Compare Middle French albifier (16th cent.), Old Occitan albificar (14th cent.). Compare earlier albification n. Now archaic and rare. transitive. †To make white; to whiten (obsolete). Also intransitive: to become or turn white. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitening > make white [verb (transitive)] whiteOE emblanch1393 blank1484 whiten1552 frost1596 albify1599 frostbite?1605 hoar1605 dealbate1623 impearl1640 marble1658 bewhite1678 whiten1699 rewhiten1725 bewhiten1810 ermine1825 powder1890 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 73/2 It..exempteth all impuritye, and albifyeth the teeth. 1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. I4^v As a red Bricke by water's Albified. 1659 J. H. tr. Paracelsus his Aurora & Treasure of Philosophers xvii. 53 Tis dissolved by it self, coupled by it self, albifyes, and rubifyes. ?1720 in Wisdom reputed Folly 22 Our Water dissolves Bodies, calcines them, reduces them into Earth, and transforms them into Ashes, albifies and cleanses them. 1801 in S. J. Pratt Gleanings in Eng. II. ix. 72 [The powder] Albifies the teeth, Dulcifies the voice, Purifies the breath, And gives an agreeable rubicundity to the visage. 1991 E. S. Connell Alchymist's Jrnl. (1992) 184 Luna welcomes Aries, chymists labor. Metal albifies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1599
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