glassify

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verb

Synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.

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Meanings

verbglassify (third-person singular simple present glassifies, present participle glassifying, simple past and past participle glassified)

present singular third person glassifies · participle present glassifying · participle past glassified · past glassified

  1. transitiveSynonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.

    Synonyms: vitrify

  2. transitiveTo the convert sand or soil of (a particular geographic area) to a glasslike state using the heat from a thermonuclear detonation.
  3. transitiveTo convert (radioactive waste) into a glasslike substance for long-term storage.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.

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vitrify

Origin

From glass + -ify.

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APA

glassify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glassify

MLA

“glassify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glassify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glassify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glassify.

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