1. to cover with a thin layer of gold or gold-colored material
2. to give a golden appearance or color to something
3. to make something appear more attractive or valuable than it really is
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The artist will gild the picture frame with gold leaf.
• Sunlight gilded the autumn leaves.
• The morning sun gilded the mountain peaks.
• She tried to gild her poor performance with excuses.
• The craftsman gilded the ornate mirror.
• Dawn’s light gilded the calm lake surface.
• Don’t gild the lily – the story is perfect as it is.