dorar

Meaning

1. to gild (to cover with gold)
2. to brown
3. (reflexive) to go brown

Concepts

gild

brown

varnish

aurify

begild

engild

gold-plate

make more attractive

goldplate

make more pleasant

sugar over

gold plate

Synonyms

tostar al sol o al fuego

bañar en oro

dar charol

Translations

dorer

dorare

dourar

vergolden

indorare

rosolare

daurar

daurar

ροδίζω

marron

versüßen

faire dorer

faire roussir

abbellire

enrossir

Hyphenated as

do‧rar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/doˈɾaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dē-

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin deaurāre, from Latin dē- + aurāre (literally “to gild out”).