{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-5":[{"type":"wordpress/fetchEditorialNotes/rejected","meta":{"arg":{"word":"rubefy"},"requestId":"blnwlXm43lgJ8VTiPwYip","rejectedWithValue":false,"requestStatus":"rejected","aborted":false,"condition":false},"error":{"name":"SyntaxError","message":"Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0","stack":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0\n at JSON.parse ()\n at Response.json (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:1817:21)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async /app/server.js:389:13314"}},{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/their-vs-there-vs-theyre/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"\"Their\" vs. \"There\" vs. \"They're\": What's the Difference?","content":{"topicLabel":"Commonly confused"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/their-vs-there-vs-theyre-whats-the-difference-20241120.png","description":"Unsure about when to use \"their,\" \"there,\" or \"they're\"? Clear up the confusion with these handy tips.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/parenting-buzzwords-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"parenting-buzzwords-quiz","questionNumber":"3"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/onto-vs-on-to/","text":"\"Onto\" vs. \"On To\": What's the Difference?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/that-vs-which/","text":"\"That\" vs. \"Which\": When Do You Use Each?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/scrabble/","text":"What Was Scrabble's Original Name?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/list-of-vegetables/","text":"This List of Vegetables Is No Small Potatoes"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/imbed-vs-embed/","text":"\"Imbed\" vs. \"Embed\": What's the Difference?"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/context-clues/","text":"What Are Context Clues?"}],"topicLabel":"🔎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/meteor-vs-asteroid-vs-comet/","text":"Meteor vs. Asteroid vs. Comet: What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Space ☄️"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/octopuses-or-octopi/","text":"Should You Say \"Octopuses\" Or \"Octopi\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Plurals"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"iyJQFL02S5ngqme98Hs4g","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"rubdown","entry":"rubdown"},{"slug":"rube","entry":"rube"},{"slug":"rubeba","entry":"rubeba"},{"slug":"rubefacient","entry":"rubefacient"},{"slug":"rubefaction","entry":"rubefaction"}],"after":[{"slug":"rube-goldberg","entry":"Rube Goldberg"},{"slug":"rub--elbows--with","entry":"rub elbows with"},{"slug":"rubella","entry":"rubella"},{"slug":"rubellite","entry":"rubellite"},{"slug":"ruben","entry":"Ruben"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"rubefy"},"requestId":"g3tSGnT7nOMgDIpaazFR_","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"rubefy"},"requestId":"TRtVrGz1-COnbd3lywmMK","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"CollinsEntry","headword":{"displayForm":"rubefy","slug":"rubefy"},"homonym":null,"note":null,"origin":{"originChunks":"[{\"text\": \"C19: from Latin\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"rubefacere\", \"type\": \"emphasis\"}, {\"text\": \", from\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"rubeus\", \"type\": \"emphasis\"}, {\"text\": \"red +\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"facere\", \"type\": \"emphasis\"}, {\"text\": \"to make\", \"type\": \"text\"}]"},"partOfSpeechGroups":[{"definitions":[{"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"text\": \"tr\", \"type\": \"lb_grammar_desc\"}, {\"type\": \"defgrp\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"to make red, esp (of a counterirritant) to make the skin go red\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]","examples":[],"idiom":null,"ordinal":1,"sense":null,"subdefinitions":[]}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"verb"}],"pronunciations":[{"ipa":"ˈruːbɪˌfaɪ"},{"ipa":"ˌruːbɪˈfækʃən"},{"ipa":"ˌruːbɪˈfeɪʃənt"}],"subEntry":[{"headword":{"displayForm":"rubefaction"},"partsOfSpeech":["noun"]},{"headword":{"displayForm":"rubefacient"},"partsOfSpeech":["adjective","noun"]}]}],"url":"rubefy"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"rubefy"},"requestId":"7wGB5cp-j_0Xv3ytnvTPy","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"rubefy","displayForm":"rubefy","canonicalSlug":"rubefy","content":[{"source":"collins","entries":[{"id":"adab117b5.6bfb.1014.b87b.c2803370a23a.1","type":"normal","entry":"rubefy","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":"","homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":null,"ipa":"(ˈruːbɪˌfaɪ)"},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"verb","posSupplementaryInfo":"-fies, -fying or -fied","definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"(tr)","definition":"to make red, esp (of a counterirritant) to make the skin go red","postdefinitionContent":""}]}],"origin":"C19: from Latin rubefacere, from rubeus red + facere to make","supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"derivedForms":["rubefacient (ˌruːbɪˈfeɪʃənt), adjective, noun","rubefaction (ˌruːbɪˈfækʃən), noun"]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":133233,"index-rank-01":["rubefy"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":[],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"rubefy"},"requestId":"zaMcDqjYpPk3hDb7W03AA","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["rubefy","rubify","rubbery","rarefy","rubbly","rubby","rubeba","ruboff","tumefy","Brubeck","putrefy"],"tuna":["rubify","rubbery","rarefy","tumefy","putrefy","rub off","stupefy","beefy","rub in","rubbed"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"rubefy","slug":"rubefy"},{"displayForm":"rubify","slug":"rubify"},{"displayForm":"rubbery","slug":"rubbery"},{"displayForm":"rarefy","slug":"rarefy"},{"displayForm":"rubbly","slug":"rubbly"},{"displayForm":"rubby","slug":"rubby"},{"displayForm":"rubeba","slug":"rubeba"},{"displayForm":"ruboff","slug":"ruboff"},{"displayForm":"tumefy","slug":"tumefy"},{"displayForm":"Brubeck","slug":"brubeck"},{"displayForm":"putrefy","slug":"putrefy"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"rubify","slug":"rubify"},{"displayForm":"rubbery","slug":"rubbery"},{"displayForm":"rarefy","slug":"rarefy"},{"displayForm":"tumefy","slug":"tumefy"},{"displayForm":"putrefy","slug":"putrefy"},{"displayForm":"rub off","slug":"rub-off"},{"displayForm":"stupefy","slug":"stupefy"},{"displayForm":"beefy","slug":"beefy"},{"displayForm":"rub in","slug":"rub-in"},{"displayForm":"rubbed","slug":"rubbed"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"rubefy"},"requestId":"HNkq-AGDDaAdOtZSP7V5L","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

rubefy

verb

Derived Forms

Word History and Origins