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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Gild \Gild\ (g[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gilded or Gilt
     (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gilding.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold.
     [root]234. See Gold.]
     1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a
        golden color; to cause to look like gold. ``Gilded
        chariots.'' --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              No more the rising sun shall gild the morn. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let oft good humor, mild and gay,
              Gild the calm evening of your day.    --Trumbull.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to
        embellish; as, to gild a lie. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To make red with drinking. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This grand liquior that hath gilded them. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Gild \Gild\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gilded or Gilt (?); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Gilding.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold. [root]234.
     See Gold.]
     1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a
        golden color; to cause to look like gold. ``Gilded
        chariots.'' --Pope.
  
              No more the rising sun shall gild the morn. --Pope.
  
     2. To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.
  
              Let oft good humor, mild and gay, Gild the calm
              evening of your day.                  --Trumbull.
  
     3. To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to
        embellish; as, to gild a lie. --Shak.
  
     4. To make red with drinking. [Obs.]
  
              This grand liquior that hath gilded them. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  gild
       n : a formal association of people with similar interests; "he
           joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society";
           "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen
           today" [syn: club, society, guild, lodge, order]
       v : decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold [syn:
            begild, engild]
       [also: gilt]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gild
     Irish n.
     (lb ga historical) guild
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (lb nn also law) valid
     2 nice, healthy, rich, capable
     3 kind, good
     4 enjoyable
     5 happy
     6 proud
     Old Norse a.
     1 (infl of non gildr  str f nom s)
     2 (infl of non gildr  str n nom p)
     3 (infl of non gildr  str n acc p)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  gild
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover
  with gold leaf. Category:en:Gold
     2 (lb en transitive) To adorn.
     3 (lb en transitive cooking) To decorate with a golden surface
  appearance.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en guild)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  gild
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (lb nn also law) valid
     2 nice, healthy, rich, capable
     3 kind, good
     4 enjoyable
     5 happy
     6 proud
     Old English n.
     (alt form ang ġield)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover
  with gold leaf. Category:en:Gold
     2 (lb en transitive) To adorn.
     3 (lb en transitive cooking) To decorate with a golden surface
  appearance.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en guild)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  gild
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (lb nn also law) valid
     2 nice, healthy, rich, capable
     3 kind, good
     4 enjoyable
     5 happy
     6 proud
     Old English n.
     (alt form ang ġield)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover
  with gold leaf. Category:en:Gold
     2 (lb en transitive) To adorn.
     3 (lb en transitive cooking) To decorate with a golden surface
  appearance.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en guild)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gild
     Englanti vb.
     kullata

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Gild /ɡˈɪld/
  ذهّب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  gild //ɡɪld// 
  1. украсявам
  to adorn
  2. позлатявам
  to cover with a thin layer of gold

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/ 
  pozlatit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/ 
  pozlacovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/ 
  euro 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/ 
  goreuro 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/ (gilded /ɡˈɪldɪd/ <>, gilt /ɡˈɪlt/ <>, gilded /ɡˈɪldɪd/ <>, gilt /ɡˈɪlt/ <>) 
  vergolden 
        "gild the lily"  - des Guten zu viel tun
     Synonyms: gold-plate, paint gold
  
   see: gilding, gilded, gilt, gilds, gilded, gilt
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/
  
  επιχρυσώνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  gild //ɡɪld// 
  kullata
  to cover with a thin layer of gold

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  gild /gild/
  dorer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/ 
  1. कलई~करना
        "The bangles are gilded."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/
  pozlatiti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  gild /gɪld/ 
    złocić

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  gild /gild/ 
  dourar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  gild //ɡɪld// 
  förgylla
  to cover with a thin layer of gold

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/
  1. (gilded veya gilt) altın kaplamak, yaldızlamak
  2. tezhip etmek, süslemek, telleyip pullamak
  3. parlamak
  4. parlak göstermek. gilded youth varlıklı ve moda düşkünü gençlik. gild the pill sıkıcı bir şeyin etkisini azaltmak için bir çare bulmak.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  gild /ɡˈɪld/
  1. (bak.) guild.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɡɪɫd/

From IPA:nb :   [ IPA:nb ]

  

/jɪl/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "gild":
     adorn, apply paint, aurify, bedaub, belie, besmear, brighten,
     brush on paint, butter, calcimine, camouflage, coat, color,
     complexion, convolute, cover, dab, daub, decorate, deep-dye, dip,
     disguise, distemper, distort, double-dye, dress up, dye, elaborate,
     embellish, emblazon, embroider, enamel, engild, enrich, face,
     falsify, fast-dye, festoon, flourish, fresco, fudge, garble,
     gild the lily, glaze, gloss, gloss over, grain, hue, illuminate,
     imbue, ingrain, involve, japan, jaundice, lacquer, lay on,
     lay on color, load with ornament, mask, miscite, miscolor,
     misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, ornament, overcharge,
     overlay, overload, overstate, paint, parget, pervert, pigment,
     prime, sallow, shade, shadow, shellac, slant, slap on, slather,
     slop on paint, smear, smear on, spread on, spread with, stain,
     stipple, strain, sweeten, tar, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint,
     titivate, tone, trick out, turn yellow, twist, undercoat,
     understate, varnish, warp, wash, whitewash, yellow
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 镀金,虚饰;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 镀金,虚饰,装饰,使有钱

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