Definition of Rubify

1. Verb. Make ruby red.

Generic synonyms: Redden
Specialized synonyms: Rubric
Derivative terms: Ruby

Definition of Rubify

1. v. t. To redden.

Definition of Rubify

1. Verb. (rare transitive) to make red; to cause to redden ¹

2. Verb. (rare intransitive) to redden; to become red ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rubify

1. to redden [v RUBIFIED, RUBIFYING, RUBIFIES] - See also: redden

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubify

rubidium
rubidium-strontium dating
rubidium oxide
rubidium radioisotopes
rubidiums
rubidomycin
rubied
rubier
rubies
rubiest
rubific
rubification
rubified
rubifies
rubiform
rubify (current term)
rubifying
rubiginous
rubigo
rubigos
rubijervine
rubin S
rubine
rubines
rubins
rubinstein-taybi syndrome
rubious
rubiretin
rubiscos
rubish

Literary usage of Rubify

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Baretti (1851)
"R, ru To redden, to blush ; to rubify. ... То rubify, to make red. RUBÍN, tm. Ruby. V. Ruli. RUBIO, BU, a. Red. reddish, fair. ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1901)
"... nf Dr. rubify D DUNHAM (EDWARD K.). MORBID AND FORMAL HISTOLOGY. Octavo, 450 pages, with 3t>0 illustrations. Cloth, $3.25, net. - NORMAL HISTOLOGY. ..."

3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1813)
"Believe me, Ma'am, a daily dip Will rubify the cheek and lip. And if the bones invade the skin, If you're too fat, 'twill make you thin, And clothe them ..."

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