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gild

/gɪld/ /gɪld/
verb Regular verbgild gilded
  1. 1 yaldızlamak, altınla kaplamak
  2. 2 allayıp pullamak, olduğundan iyi göstermek

Definition (English)

  1. To cover a surface with a thin layer of gold.
  2. To make something seem better or more attractive than it really is.

Example Sentences

  1. The artist decided to gild the frame of the painting.
    Sanatçı, tablonun çerçevesini yaldızlamaya karar verdi.
  2. The dome of the old palace was gilded in the eighteenth century.
    Eski sarayın kubbesi on sekizinci yüzyılda yaldızlandı.
  3. They tried to gild the bad news with positive words.
    Kötü haberi olumlu sözlerle allayıp pullamaya çalıştılar.
  4. The report gilds the company's poor results with optimistic language.
    Rapor, şirketin kötü sonuçlarını iyimser bir dille olduğundan iyi gösteriyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base gild
/gɪld/
Past gilded
/gɪldɪd/
Participle gilded
/gɪldɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edgild → gilded

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /d/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. gilded /gɪldɪd/

Synonyms

embellishsugar-coat

Collocations

gild the lilygild a framegilded edges

Related Words

goldmetalsurfacedecorationornamentshine