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Synonyms for gild

Most common

engild spin sugar-coat adorn begold

All synonyms

Verb

1. Begild

engild, begild formal dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

Related words

Phrases
gild the lily gild the pill
Is a kind of
gold

Forms

Past participle
gilt
e.g. gilt → engilt, begilt, adorned, varnished…

Example sentences

  • spin After dinner, we took a spin around town in my car.
  • adorn Man adorns the place, the place doesn't adorn the man.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gildfalling
spinsteady
adornrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
spin1
5 letters
adorn2
6 letters
engild, begild, begold
7 letters
varnish2
8 letters
brighten2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adorn2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
dorer
Italiano
dorare
Español
dorar