overgild

[ oh-ver-gild ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈgɪld /

verb (used with object), o·ver·gild·ed or o·ver·gilt, o·ver·gild·ing.

to cover with gilding.
to tint with a golden color: morning sunlight that overgilds the rooftops.

Origin of overgild

before 1050; Middle English overgilden, Old English ofergyldan. See over-, gild1