opacify

/oʊˌpæsəˈfaɪ/
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Definitions of opacify
  1. verb
    make opaque
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    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    become opaque
    “the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind”
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    type of:
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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