aurify

• Verbe rare ou littéraire signifiant convertir en or ; dorer ou rendre de couleur dorée.

An obsolete verb meaning to turn into gold; to gild or make golden in color.

1. Transform into goldC2formal

   To convert a substance into gold, often through alchemical processes.

   transformer en or (par alchimie)

   • The alchemist attempted to aurify lead using a secret formula.
   • Legends speak of a philosopher's stone that can aurify any metal.
   • He dreamed of discovering a method to aurify common rocks.

   Synonymesalchemizetransmute

2. Turn goldenC2formal

   To become golden in color or appearance, often used poetically.

   Devenir doré

   • The setting sun began to aurify the horizon with its warm light.
   • Autumn leaves aurify the landscape before they fall.
   • The artist's palette seemed to aurify the canvas with every stroke.

   Synonymesgildgolden