v.tr. (also rubify) (-ies, -ied)
1. make red.
2 Med. (of a counterirritant) stimulate (the skin etc.) to redness.
Derivatives:
rubefacient adj. & n. rubefaction n.
Etymology: ME f. OF rubifier, rubefier f. med.L rubificare f. L rubefacere f. rubeus red