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argentify, v.|ɑːˈdʒɛntɪfaɪ| [f. as prec. + -fy.] To turn into silver. argenˈtific a., producing silver.
1687Turkish Spy iv. xx. 354 Mercury..aurifies the very Seed of Gold, and argentifies that of Silver. 1671J. Webster Metallog. xxix. 365 The agent..is a seed of an aurifick or argentifick nature. |