arefy

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)

1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To dry, or make dry; wither.
   • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “III. Century. [Experiment Solitary Touching the Like Operations of Heat, and Time.]”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] 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; […]

Further reading

• “arefy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “arefy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Farey, Freya, faery, fayre