Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitrify

/ˈvɪt.ɹɪˌfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: vit-ri-fy
IPA: /ˈvɪt.ɹɪˌfaɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert into glass or a glass-like substance by heat and fusion.

Transitive verb

verb

To be converted into glass, especially through heat.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"A large percentage of all Late Horizon fragments at this site was overfired, to the point where many were vitrified, black to dark brown, and misshapen, some with blistered surfaces."
"Her work was endless, she carried tubs and cauldrons and pails of heat-blasted sand, sand blasted into liquid glass, up the ladder that had vitrified where her bucket splashed, and tipped the liquid glass into the swimming pool, where, at the touch of the water, it turned into her huge, solid tears."

Etymology

From Middle French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum (“glass”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *wed-, vitrifier, vitrum

Usage

Inflected Forms

vitrifies (present, singular) vitrifying (participle, present) vitrified (participle, past) vitrified (past)

Derived Forms

devitrify

Frequently Paired Words

vitrification vitrifaction vitrifacture vitreous

Synonyms

glassify

Questions

How do you pronounce vitrify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪt.ɹɪˌfaɪ/.
What does vitrify mean?: To convert into glass or a glass-like substance by heat and fusion.
Where does vitrify come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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