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English
Etymology
Latin ārefaciō, from āreō (“to dry”) + faciō (“to make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹɪfaɪ/, /ˈæɹɪfaɪ/
Verb
arefy (third-person singular simple present arefies, present participle arefying, simple past and past participle arefied)
- (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To dry, or make dry; wither.
1631, Francis [Bacon], “III. Century. [Experiment Solitary Touching the Like Operations of Heat, and Time.]”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. , 3rd edition, London: William Rawley ; rinted by J H for William Lee , →OCLC, paragraph 294, page 76:Time, and Heat, are Fellovves in many Effects. Heat drieth Bodies, that doe eaſily expire; As Parchment, Leaues, Roots, Clay, &c. And, ſo doth Time or Age arefie; […]
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