# glassify

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.
2. To the convert sand or soil of (a particular geographic area) to a glasslike state using the heat from a thermonuclear detonation.
3. To convert (radioactive waste) into a glasslike substance for long-term storage.

## Etymology
From glass + -ify.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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