English Explanatory Dictionary

nostrify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university.
  2. To adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nostrify.wav /ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/

Word forms

nostrify nostrifies nostrifying nostrified

Etymology

First attested in the 1910s; learned borrowing from Latin noster (“our, ours”, oblique stem in nostr-) + -ify, compare nostrificate.

Synonyms

nostrificate

Related words

nostrification
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