gilded. 1  covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. 2  having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth.
The verb RECUSE has 2 senses: 1. disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case. 2. challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law. Familiarity information: RECUSE used as a verb is rare.
Rectify is defined as to make something right. An example of rectify is for a person to do something to make up for hurting a friend. transitive verb. -Â·fiedÂ·, -Â·fyÂ·ing.