azurer

Senses

1. 1.

   to make blue, to give a blue tint to

   to dye, tint, or colour something blue

2. 2.

   to become blue, to turn blue

   to change to or take on a blue colour

Examples

• "Le ciel s'azurait à l'approche de l'aube."

  The sky was turning blue as dawn approached.

• "Elle a azuré le tissu avec un colorant spécial."

  She tinted the fabric blue with a special dye.

• "Les yeux azurés de la statue lui donnaient une beauté surnaturelle."

  The statue's blue eyes gave it a supernatural beauty.

Usage

Azurer is a somewhat literary or poetic verb, less common in everyday speech. It is often used in aesthetic or heraldic contexts, and can appear in both transitive and reflexive forms (s'azurer).