Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To turn into or become gold.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb to transform into gold.
- verb to turn golden.
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- verb rare To turn into gold
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- verb turn golden
- verb transform into gold
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uselessness commented on the word aurify
To transform something into gold.
October 9, 2007
seanahan commented on the word aurify
Notice the chemical symbol for Gold is Au.
October 10, 2007
uselessness commented on the word aurify
Hey, good eye, I was wondering what the etymological connection was. I'm still confused about why they used such an odd chemical symbol for it, but there are quite a few elements that do that.
October 10, 2007
skipvia commented on the word aurify
When Barry Goldwater was running against Lyndon Johnson, there were bumper stickers proclaiming "I'm for AU H20." I had to look that one up.
October 10, 2007
reesetee commented on the word aurify
An Olympic figure skater once had "GO4AU" as a license plate number. I think it was Debbie Thomas.
I believe the "aur" part comes from the original Latin for "gold," aurum.
October 10, 2007
uselessness commented on the word aurify
Haha, those are awesome! And yet, tragically dorky. ;-)
October 10, 2007
skipvia commented on the word aurify
As uselessness said elsewhere today, busted.
Tragically dorky is a great phrase, though.
October 10, 2007
burntsox commented on the word aurify
Pb = lead - plumbum
Ag = silver - argentum
Na = sodium - natrium
Hg = mercury - hydrargyrum
K = potassium - kalium
Sb = antimony - stibium
W = tungsten - wolfram (German)
October 10, 2007
uselessness commented on the word aurify
Oh, it's Latin. That makes sense. Thanks for posting those! Turns out plumbum (lead) is the root word for plumbing, a reference to traditional waterworks being made of that metal. Funny, that's been cited as one of the contributing factors toward the fall of Rome, as it led to brain disorders that may have compounded over several generations. Yet the word has made its mark on even modern language.
October 10, 2007
reesetee commented on the word aurify
And mercury is what drove hatters mad.
October 10, 2007
colleen commented on the word aurify
To Do: alchemy list.
October 11, 2007
jmjarmstrong commented on the word aurify
JM wishes to aurify the entire contents of his residence - but can't find the instructions.
December 28, 2010