gilder

transitive verb gilded or gilt, gilding

1. 1. to overlay with a thin layer of gold
   2. to coat with a gold color
2. to make appear bright and attractive
3. to make (something) seem more attractive or more valuable than it is

Origin: ME gilden < OE gyldan < Gmc *gulthjan < *gultha (> Goth gulth, gold) + *-jan, caus. suffix