verbcērĭfĭcoCERIFICO☆ KeepMeaningto make waxLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CERIFICOLEWIS & SHORTCERIFICOcērĭfĭco, āvi, 1 cera - facio, lit., I. to make wax; hence of the purple-fish, to slime over, to prepare a slimy nest for eggs, Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 133.Read the whole entry