Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nostrify

/ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nos-tri-fy
IPA: /ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university.

verb

To adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture.

Example Sentences

"The status of academic school is conferred on any institution by a special law, and only academic schools are authorized to confer degrees and nostrify degrees granted Polish citizens abroad."
"He wanted to lecture on medicine and for that reason planned to nostrify his Paduan doctorate."
"(We 'nostrify' a certain opinion, accept it etc.) This means that the identity of the subject becomes enlarged."
"New Orleans palates nostrify incoming cuisines thanks to a pervasive eating will bred into generations of enthusiastic eaters."
"Paul shows the Christian believers their place in the divine faith-righteousness, but does not "nostrify" Abraham in Christian terms."

Etymology

First attested in the 1910s from oblique stem of Latin nostr- (“our, ours”) + -ify. Doublet of nostrificate.

Origin

Source language: Latin
First known use: First attested in the 1910s

Word Breakdown

Root: noster
Suffix: -ify

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/
British English: /ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ/

Inflected Forms

nostrifies (present, singular) nostrifying (participle, present) nostrified (participle, past) nostrified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

nostrification

Synonyms

nostrificate

Questions

How do you pronounce nostrify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/.
What does nostrify mean?: To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university.
Where does nostrify come from?: It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in the 1910s.

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