nostrificate

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verb

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

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OriginLatin nostr- →
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Meanings

verbnostrificate (third-person singular simple present nostrificates, present participle nostrificating, simple past and past participle nostrificated)

present singular third person nostrificates · participle present nostrificating · participle past nostrificated · past nostrificated

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

    Synonyms: nostrify

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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nostrify
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Origin

  1. Latinnostr-“our, ours”
  2. Englishnostrificate

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

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APA

nostrificate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostrificate

MLA

“nostrificate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostrificate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nostrificate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostrificate.

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