arefy

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/ˈɛəɹɪfaɪ//ˈæɹɪfaɪ/

verb

To dry, or make dry; wither.

OriginLatin ārefaciō →
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Meanings

verbarefy (third-person singular simple present arefies, present participle arefying, simple past and past participle arefied)

present singular third person arefies · participle present arefying · participle past arefied · past arefied

  1. ambitransitivearchaicTo dry, or make dry; wither.

    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; […]

    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 […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, paragraph 294, page 76

Origin

  1. Latinārefaciō
  2. Englisharefy

Latin ārefaciō, from āreō (“to dry”) + faciō (“to make”).

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APA

arefy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arefy

MLA

“arefy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arefy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arefy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arefy.

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