TODAY’S WORDWednesday, November 11, 2026
vitrify
VIT-ri-fye/ˈvɪt.ɹɪˌfaɪ//verb
01 / MEANING
To turn into glass or a glass-like substance, especially through intense heat.
In a sentence.
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The experiment's intense heat vitrified the sand.
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Potters fire some clays until parts of them vitrify.
Where it came from.
Vitrify came from Middle French vitrifier, ultimately from Latin vitrum, ‘glass.’
Explore the sourceWhy it’s interesting.
It names a physical transformation in which ordinary material takes on the hardness and sheen of glass.