aurifyv.

/ˈɔːrɪfʌɪ/

Etymology: < Latin auri- combining form < aurum gold + -fy suffix Latin -ficāre to make. Compare French aurifier.

transitive and intransitive. To turn into gold.

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > extract from ore > extract or turn into silver or gold

aurify1652

cyanide1896

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > yield precious metal [verb (intransitive)] > turn into gold

aurify1800

1652 E. Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum 369 Made full pure And aurified.

1687 Turkish Spy iv. xx. 354 Mercury..aurifies the very seed of Gold.

1800 C. Lamb Let. 1 Mar. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 187 Guineas, that now lie ripening & aurifying in..some undiscoverd Potosi.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	aurify
释义	aurifyv. /ˈɔːrɪfʌɪ/ Etymology: < Latin auri- combining form < aurum gold + -fy suffix Latin -ficāre to make. Compare French aurifier. transitive and intransitive. To turn into gold. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > extract from ore > extract or turn into silver or gold aurify1652 cyanide1896 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > yield precious metal [verb (intransitive)] > turn into gold aurify1800 1652 E. Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum 369 Made full pure And aurified. 1687 Turkish Spy iv. xx. 354 Mercury..aurifies the very seed of Gold. 1800 C. Lamb Let. 1 Mar. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 187 Guineas, that now lie ripening & aurifying in..some undiscoverd Potosi. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.1652
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