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gild

verb

/ɡɪld/

Meaning

to cover something with a thin layer of gold or to make something appear more attractive than it really is

The craftsman gilded the frame to give it a luxurious look.

gild the lily

cover, decorate, embellish, coat, adorn

strip, deface, tarnish

gilded frame, gilded surface, gilded age, gild the lily

to burn a dead body to ashes as a funeral rite

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose; fail to make full or good use of somethin...

to buy and sell goods or services; to exchange

To enter or record officially on a list or in a book.

to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

to keep things in a place for future use; to save information