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sco⋅ri⋅fy

  [skawr-uh-fahy, skohr-]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
to subject to scorification.
Origin:
1745–55; scori(a) + -fy

Related forms:
sco⋅ri⋅fi⋅er, noun
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sco·ri·fy   (skôr'ə-fī', skōr'-)   
tr.v.   sco·ri·fied, sco·ri·fy·ing, sco·ri·fies
To separate (an ore) into scoria and a precious metal.
sco'ri·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., sco'ri·fi'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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