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VITRIFY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: vitrified   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

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