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to opacify

to opacify

8.7
To make something cloudy so you cannot see through it
  • verb
  • /oʊˈpeɪsɪfaɪ/
translation icon : opacificar
  • The constant exposure to dust and moisture caused the windows to opacify and block out light.

Examples

  • The artist used a special glaze to opacify the glass, giving it an elegant, muted appearance.

  • One finding that is always present is a fully developed, partially or completely opacified maxillary sinus with associated bony changes.

    Academic text (2008)

  • "The acid opacified both corneas," Jordan said.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • When exposed to sunlight, the plastic will opacify over time, losing its clarity.

Antonyms

to clarify
248 3.3

To make something clear so others can understand it

to illuminate
52 4.1

To make something bright or visible with light

How Opaque

to opacify
8.7
to obscure
86 7.0
to cloud
56 4.4
to blur
61 3.6
to clarify
248 3.3

Surface Forms

opacify infinitive
opacified past
opacified past participle
opacifying present participle
opacifies third person singular

Morphology

opacify = opaque (transparent) = opac + ify

Formed by the adjective 'opaque' plus the productive verb-forming suffix '-ify' meaning 'make X', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word opacify comes from opaque, which means 'not clear' or 'not see-through', and the ending -fy, which means 'to make'. So to opacify something is to 'make' it 'not clear' or to cause it to lose its 'see-through' quality.