English

gaudify

From gaudy + -fy.

Formed from gaudy + -fy

Latin gaudeō ‘to take pleasure in, be pleased with, delight…’

Medieval Latin gaudium ‘joy, delight’

Old French gaudie

Middle English gaudi ‘jest, trick’

English gaudy

Today it means

verb To make gaudy.

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