Vitrify
/ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ/noun
To turn into glass or make something glassy.
Did you know?In alchemy and early science, glass was prized because it seemed like matter that had been transformed without being destroyed, making *vitrify* feel almost like a word for ritual transmutation.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
vitrum
“glass”
Late Latin
Latin
vitreus
“of glass; glassy”
14th Century
Old French
vitrifier
“to convert into glass”
16th Century
English
vitrify
“to make into glass or a glasslike substance”
Modern English
English
vitrify
“to turn into glass, or to form a glassy surface”
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