vitrify

(vi′trə fī′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb vitrified, vitrifying

to change into glass or a glasslike substance by fusion due to heat; make or become vitreous

Origin: Fr vitrifier < L vitrum, glass + Fr -fier, -fy

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verb vit·ri·fied, vit·ri·fy·ing, vit·ri·fies

verb, transitive

To change or make into glass or a glassy substance, especially through heat fusion.

verb, intransitive

To become vitreous.

Origin:

Origin: French vitrifier

Origin: , from Medieval Latin vitrificāre

Origin: : Latin vitrum, glass

Origin: + Latin -ficāre, -fy

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