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rubify

English

Alternative forms

  • rubefy

Etymology

From French rubéfier.

Verb

rubify (third-person singular simple present rubifies, present participle rubifying, simple past and past participle rubified)

  1. (rare, transitive) to make red; to cause to redden
  2. (rare, intransitive) to redden; to become red
    • waters rubifying

Related terms

  • rubicund
  • rubific
  • rubric

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rubicose

English

Adjective

rubicose (not comparable)

  1. (rare) reddish, ruddy, inflamed

Related terms

  • rubescence
  • rubicund
  • rubify

References

  • The Oxford English Dictionary

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