vitrify

[ vi-truh-fahy ]

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.

vitrify

/ ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance

Derived Forms

• ˈvitriˌfiable, adjective
• ˌvitriˌfiaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitrify¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitrify¹

C16: from French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass

Example Sentences

One was transferred into my uterus, and the rest were vitrified, taking a return trip back to the dewar.

From MIT Technology Review

Seventhly, That all kind of vitrify'd substances, by being suddenly cool'd, become very hard and brittle.

From Project Gutenberg

This furnace must give a heat strong enough to vitrify lead, and therewith all the alloy which the perfect metals may contain.

From Project Gutenberg

We cannot but suspect any medium under which the pigments will not vitrify.

From Project Gutenberg

That is a splendid idea; and you might as well vitrify them.

From Project Gutenberg

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