Associations to the word «Vitrify»

Wiktionary

VITRIFY, verb. (transitive) To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion.
VITRIFY, verb. (intransitive) To be converted into glass, especially through heat.

Dictionary definition

VITRIFY, verb. Change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat.
VITRIFY, verb. Undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.