vitrify

[ vi-truh-fahy ]
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verb (used with or without object),vit·ri·fied, vit·ri·fy·ing.
  1. to convert or be converted into glass.

  2. to make or become vitreous.

Origin of vitrify

1
1585–95; vitri- + -fy; compare French vitrifier

Other words from vitrify

  • vit·ri·fi·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • vit·ri·fi·a·ble, adjective
  • non·vit·ri·fied, adjective
  • un·vit·ri·fi·a·ble, adjective
  • un·vit·ri·fied, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for vitrify

vitrify

/ (ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied
  1. to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance

Origin of vitrify

1
C16: from French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass

Derived forms of vitrify

  • vitrifiable, adjective
  • vitrifiability, noun

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