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 (third-person singular simple present rectifies, present participle rectifying, simple past and past participle rectified) (obsolete, transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body). [14th-18th c.] (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.