VITRIFY (vitrified)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: vitrified   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does vitrify mean? 

• VITRIFY (verb)
  The verb VITRIFY has 2 senses:

1. change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat

2. undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like

  Familiarity information: VITRIFY used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VITRIFY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they vitrify    ... he / she / it vitrifies   
Past simple: vitrified   
Past participle: vitrified   
-ing form: vitrifying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "vitrify" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

vitrification (a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "vitrify" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

vitrification (the process of becoming vitreous)