English Explanatory Dictionary

nostrificate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

nostrificate nostrificates nostrificating nostrificated

Etymology

First attested in 1889; back-formation from nostrification on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

nostrify

Related words

nostrification
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