gild
gild [gild gilds gilded gilding] BrE [ɡɪld] NAmE [ɡɪld] verb 1. ~ sth (literary)to make sth look bright, as if covered with gold •The golden light gilded the sea. 2. ~ sth to cover sth with a thin layer of gold or gold paint Idiom: ↑gild the lily Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English gyldan, of Germanic origin; related to ↑gold.
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