opacify

A verb used to indicate the process of making something opaque or less transparent.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus qui rend quelque chose opaque ou moins transparent.

1. Make opaque C2 formal

   To cause something to become opaque, so that light cannot pass through it.

   • The chemical is used to opacify glass for privacy windows.
   • They opacified the clear plastic to create a frosted effect.
   • The artist opacified the background to make the subject stand out.

   🇫🇷Rendre opaque

   Synonymes: blurclouddarkendimfogobscureshadeveil

   Antonymes: clarify

2. Become opaque C2 formal

   To become opaque, losing transparency.

   • The clear liquid opacified when heated.
   • Over time, the window opacified due to weathering.
   • The solution opacifies as it cools down.

   🇫🇷devenir opaque

   Synonymes: cloudfilm overfogmist over

   Antonymes: clarify

• opacified past participle
• opacified past simple
• opacifying present participle
• opacifies third person singular