v.
Pronunciation: ' vi-tr ə - ˌ f ī
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Etymology: Middle French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass
Date: 1594
transitive verb : to convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion
intransitive verb : to become vitrified
– vit · ri · fi · able \ ˌ vi-tr ə - ' f ī - ə -b ə l \ adjective
– vit · ri · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ vi-tr ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun