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Definitions

vitrify

[vi-truh-fahy] / ˈvɪ trəˌfaɪ /
VERB
glaze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coat rub
STRONG
buff burnish cover enamel furbish glance glass gloss incrust overlay polish shine
WEAK
make lustrous make vitreous
Antonyms
STRONG
dull reveal
WEAK
strip
VERB
harden
Synonyms
STRONG
amalgamate anneal bake brace buttress cake calcify callous cement close clot coagulate compact congeal consolidate contract crystallize curdle dry firm fix fortify fossilize freeze gird indurate jell nerve ossify petrify precipitate press reinforce set settle solidify starch steel stiffen strengthen temper thicken toughen
WEAK
densify
Antonyms
STRONG
continue dilute discourage dishearten disjoin dissolve dissuade divide enlarge flex hurt let go liquefy loosen melt open separate soften thin unfix unsettle upset weaken
WEAK
be intolerant indulge spoil
VERB
indurate
Synonyms
STRONG
acclimate acclimatize amalgamate anneal bake brace buttress cake calcify callous cement close clot coagulate compact concrete congeal consolidate contract crystallize curdle dry firm fix fortify fossilize freeze gird jell nerve ossify petrify precipitate press reinforce season set settle solidify starch steel stiffen strengthen temper thicken toughen
WEAK
caseharden densify
Antonyms
STRONG
continue dilute discourage dishearten disjoin dissolve dissuade divide enlarge flex hurt let go liquefy loosen melt open separate soften thin unfix unsettle upset weaken

Example Sentences

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The plant will vitrify much of the 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste in underground tanks, some filled with waste as early as the 1940s.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

The decision to vitrify the waste in Hanford’s 177 storage tanks goes back to what’s known as the Tri-Party Agreement, a legal agreement and consent order between the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

The process to vitrify waste at Hanford is highly complex and involves multiple steps.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Initially, the vitrification plant will glassify the least radioactive waste in the tanks, with plans still being made to vitrify the high-level radioactive tank waste.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

"That is a splendid idea; and you might as well vitrify them."

From The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.