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Gild vs Deaurate - What's the difference?

gild | deaurate |

As verbs the difference between gild and deaurate

is that gild is to cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf while deaurate is (obsolete|transitive) to gild.

As a noun gild

is .

As an adjective deaurate is

(obsolete) gilded.

gild

English

Verb

  • To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
  • To adorn.
  • To make appear drunk.

    • Derived terms

    * gild the lily * gild the pill

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • See also

    * ("gild" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs ----

    deaurate

    English

    Verb

    (deaurat)
  • (obsolete) To gild.
    • (Bailey)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) gilded
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