verb
Meaning 1
To make opaque.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opaquen
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
opacify
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verb
Meaning 2
become opaque
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
verb
Meaning 3
make opaque
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The glass was opacified more greater privacy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology
Back-formation from opacification, ultimately from Latin opācus (“dark”); equivalent to opaque + -ify.