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aurifying

aurifying is the present participle and gerund of aurify.

Meaning of aurify

Verb

aurify (third-person singular simple present aurifies, present participle aurifying, simple past and past participle aurified)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To turn into gold.
    • The alchemist's dream was ever to aurify base metal.

Questions about aurifying

What is aurifying the present participle and gerund of?
Aurifying is the present participle and gerund of aurify.

Words near aurifying in the dictionary

  1. aurifies
  2. auriflamme
  3. auriflammes
  4. auriform
  5. aurify
  6. aurifying
  7. Auriga
  8. aurigal
  9. aurigation
  10. aurigerous
  11. Aurigid

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