rubefy

v.tr. (also rubify) (-ies, -ied)
1 make red.
2 Med. (of a counterirritant) stimulate (the skin etc.) to redness.
Derivatives:
rubefacient adj. & n. rubefaction n.
Etymology: ME f. OF rubifier, rubefier f. med.L rubificare f. L rubefacere f. rubeus red

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rubefy /rooˈbi-fī/

transitive verb (ruˈbifying; ruˈbified)

To redden

ORIGIN: L rubefacere, from rubeus red, and facere to make

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rubefacient /-fāˈshənt/ adjective

Reddening

noun

Any external application that reddens the skin, esp a counter-irritant

rubefaction /-fakˈshən/ noun

Reddening or redness of the skin