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- [vi-truh-fahy]
- /ˈvɪ trəˌfaɪ/
- /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vi-truh-fahy]
- /ˈvɪ trəˌfaɪ/
Definitions of vitrify word
- verb vitrify to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance 0
- verb transitive vitrify to change into glass or a glasslike substance by fusion due to heat; make or become vitreous 0
- verb vitrify (Transitive Verb) To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion. 0
- verb vitrify (Intransitive Verb) To be converted into glass, especially through heat. 0
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Origin of vitrify
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; vitri- + -fy; compare French vitrifier
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Parts of speech for Vitrify
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vitrify popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for vitrify
verb vitrify
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- calcified — Body tissue that is calcified has become hard because of the presence of substances called calcium salts.
- calcify — to convert or be converted into lime
- calloused — A foot or hand that is calloused is covered in calluses.
- callouses — made hard; hardened.
Antonyms for vitrify
verb vitrify
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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