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Ungild vs Engild - What's the difference?

ungild | engild |

In transitive terms the difference between ungild and engild

is that ungild is to remove gilding while engild is to gild; to make splendid.

ungild

English

Verb

  • To remove gilding.
  • engild

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To gild; to make splendid.
  • Fair Helena, who most engilds the night. — Shakespeare.
    (Webster 1913)