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nostrificate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nos-trifi-cate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

First attested in 1889; back-formation from nostrification, from Latin nostr- (“our, ours”) + -ific + -ate. Doublet of nostrify.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nostrificates (present, singular) nostrificating (participle, present) nostrificated (participle, past) nostrificated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

nostrification

Synonyms

nostrify

Questions

What does nostrificate mean?
To grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university; to nostrify.
Where does nostrificate come from?
It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1889.

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