verb
Meaning 1
To gild; to make splendid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
engild
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/ɪŋˈɡɪld/
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/ɛŋˈɡɪld/
verb
Meaning 2
decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gild, begild
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
History
Etymology
From en- + gild.