To overlay with gold, either in leaf or powder or in amalgam with quicksilver; overspread with a thin covering of gold.To give the appearance of gold to, whether by means of actual gold-leaf or in some other way, as by lacquering polished brass, bronzing with gold-colored bronze-powder, or the like.In old chemistry, to impregnate or saturate with gold.Figuratively To give a golden appearance or color to; illuminate; brighten; render bright; make glowing.To give a fair and agreeable external appearance to; recommend to favor and reception by superficial decoration: as, to gild flattery or falsehood.To make drunk: in allusion to the effect of liquor in causing the face to glow.n. An association or corporation established for the promotion of common objects, or mutual aid and protection in common pursuits, and supported (originally) by the contributions of its members.n. A gildhall.To sell.n. See geld.To electroplate by depositing a layer of gold from an electric bath.To eat the alloy out of (a low-grade gold) by means of an acid, leaving the fine gold on the surface.n. In phytogeography, one of several groups of plants which depend for their existence on other plants.